Artwork sought

A Portrait of a Lady Reading

Artist
Walenty Wańkowicz (1799–1842)
Title
A Portrait of a Lady Reading
Date
1839
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
35 × 28 cm
Last sale
Sotheby's, London · 22 February 1995
Lot
40
Sold for
£2,300 incl. buyer's premium (approx. €2,854)
Status
Present whereabouts unknown
A Portrait of a Lady Reading by Walenty Wańkowicz (1799–1842)
A Portrait of a Lady Reading, 1839, by Walenty Wańkowicz.

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The artwork

A Portrait of a Lady Reading by Walenty Wańkowicz (1799–1842) was sold at Sotheby's, London, on 22 February 1995 as Lot 40.

The signed and dated oil on canvas measures 35 × 28 cm. It sold for £2,300 including buyer's premium (approximately €2,854), against an estimate of £2,000–£3,000.

The work was illustrated on page 13 of the auction catalogue. Its present whereabouts are unknown.

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