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
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.
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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