Lao Tse on Bull, Leaving China
Drawing (ink) · Paper
Brunk Auctions · May 16, 2019$1,800 ≈ £1,405 ≈ €1,607Sign up free to see priceImage courtesy Brunk Auctions
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Woman Reading
François Thévenot (French, 1856–1943)
$250 hammer
≈ £195≈ €223
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- Medium
- Pastel · Works on paper all pastel results →As published: “pastel on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed upper right
- Category
- Pastels
- Dimensions
- 15-7/8 x 12-1/2 in.
- Auction house
- Brunk Auctions
- Sale
- Emporium Auction (4099)
- Date
- May 16, 2019
- Lot
- 493
- Estimate
- $300 – $500 (≈ £234 – £390) (≈ €268 – €446)
- Source
- Auction house live.brunkauctions.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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