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A Peasant Reading the Newspaper
Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831–1910)
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€5,368 price realized incl. premium
≈ $7,352≈ £4,374
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “Black ink, ochre pencil on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right: Anker 1881
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 30 cm
- Auction house
- Lempertz
- Sale
- Auction 1029 19th Century Paintings and Drawings (1029-3)
- Date
- May 17, 2014
- Lot
- 1579
- Estimate
- €3,000 – €4,000 (≈ $4,109 – $5,478) (≈ £2,444 – £3,259)
- Source
- Auction house lempertz.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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