Lot 236 · Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Day Sale)
Bal Du Moulin Rouge, Formidable
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- Estimate
- £300–£500 hammer ≈ $496–$827
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Day Sale), London · 5 February 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6709983
- Record
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René Gruau, BAL DU MOULIN ROUGE, FORMIDABLE. Christie's, 5 Feb 1998, lot 236. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6709983.
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René Gruau, BAL DU MOULIN ROUGE, FORMIDABLE. Christie's, 5 Feb 1998, lot 236. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6709983.
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From the same sale Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Day Sale) · Feb 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A wooded landscape with elegant figures riding, shooting and conversi… | Workshop Of Sebastian Vrancx | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| A lady in a landscape with a fly on her shoulder: an Allegory of Touch | Frans Van Der Mijn | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Michelin | ANONYMOUS | £200–£300 | |
| You Can Be Sure of Shell, 'Roman' Tower, Tutbury | Leonard Rosoman Obe Ra | £150–£250 | |
| Study of the head of a man | Circle Of Cornelis De Vos | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Journalists, You Can Be Sure of Shell | Zero | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Gruau | Relax | $562 est. | Dane Fine Art, Mar 2025 | |
| René Gruau | Relax... | Lyon & Turnbull, Nov 2020 | ||
| René Gruau | Seated Cat | Lyon & Turnbull, Nov 2020 | ||
| René Gruau | 'Femme a L'oeillet', 1981 | Bonhams, Apr 2014 | ||
| René Gruau | Relax. Compagnie Maritime des Chargeurs Reunis Poster | Uniques And Antiques Auction Sales, Feb 2025 | ||
| René Gruau | The Couple, c. 1970 | Freeman's | Hindman, Feb 2026 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | “Maternité” | Ansorena, May 2023 | ||
| René Gruau | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Sep 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.