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Upcoming Auction Could Realize $5.36m: '19th Century European Art' at Sotheby's New York

3 min read  ·  10 Jan 2025

Rye Reapers, in Picardy (Les Faucheurs de seigle, en Picardie) by Julien Dupre estimated at $450,000.
Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Rye Reapers, in Picardy (Les Faucheurs de seigle, en Picardie) by Julien Dupre estimated at $450,000. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Julien Dupre Rye Reapers, in Picardy (Les Faucheurs de seigle, en Picardie) (Undated) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its '19th Century European Art' auction in New York on February 5.

  • Pre-sale low estimates total $5.36m.

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  • 146 works are for sale.
  • Estimates total: $5.36m (low) and $7.81m (high), excluding premiums.
  • 0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Julien Dupre, Rye Reapers, in Picardy (Les Faucheurs de seigle, en Picardie) (Undated), which is estimated to sell for between $450,000 and $750,000. It has been traded twice in the past.

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