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Nicolas-Martin Petit

RECTO: NOUVELLE HOLLANDE … MASSACRE D’UNE FEMME PAR LES SAUVAGES (ABORIGINAL WOMAN BEING COMPETED FOR BY TWO RIVAL GROUPS OF ABORIGINAL MEN, WITH FIVE FIGURES ON THE LEFT AND FOUR ON THE RIGHT)
Lot 13

Nicolas-Martin Petit

(French, 1777 - 1804)

RECTO: NOUVELLE HOLLANDE … MASSACRE D’UNE FEMME PAR LES SAUVAGES (ABORIGINAL WOMAN BEING COMPETED FOR BY TWO RIVAL GROUPS OF ABORIGINAL MEN, WITH FIVE FIGURES ON THE LEFT AND FOUR ON THE RIGHT), prior to 1804

live auction, 28 November 2018

Estimate $150,000 - $250,000

RECTO: (ABORIGINAL WOMAN BEING COMPETED FOR BY TWO RIVAL GROUPS OF THREE ABORIGINAL MEN)
Lot 12

Nicolas-Martin Petit

(French, 1777 - 1804)

RECTO: (ABORIGINAL WOMAN BEING COMPETED FOR BY TWO RIVAL GROUPS OF THREE ABORIGINAL MEN), prior to 1804

live auction, 28 November 2018

Estimate $150,000 - $250,000

Sold $170,800 (inc. BP)

(ABORIGINAL MAN AND WOMAN FISHING WITH SPEAR FROM CANOE, WITH FIRE AT CENTRE)
Lot 11

Nicolas-Martin Petit

(French, 1777 - 1804)

(ABORIGINAL MAN AND WOMAN FISHING WITH SPEAR FROM CANOE, WITH FIRE AT CENTRE), June – November 1802

live auction, 28 November 2018

Estimate $450,000 - $650,000

(ABORIGINAL WARRIOR WITH SPEAR)
Lot 10

Nicolas-Martin Petit

(French, 1777 - 1804)

(ABORIGINAL WARRIOR WITH SPEAR), June – November 1802

live auction, 28 November 2018

Estimate $350,000 - $450,000

Sold $390,400 (inc. BP)

SAUVAGE DE L’ÎLE VAN DIEMEN (DÉTROIT DE D’ENTRECASTEAUX)
Lot 8

Nicolas-Martin Petit

(French, 1777 - 1804)

SAUVAGE DE L’ÎLE VAN DIEMEN (DÉTROIT DE D’ENTRECASTEAUX), early 1802

live auction, 28 November 2018

Estimate $700,000 - $900,000

Sold $829,600 (inc. BP)

FEMME SAUVAGE DE L’ÎLE VAN DIEMEN (DÉTROIT DE D’ENTRECASTEAUX)
Lot 7

Nicolas-Martin Petit

(French, 1777 - 1804)

FEMME SAUVAGE DE L’ÎLE VAN DIEMEN (DÉTROIT DE D’ENTRECASTEAUX), early 1802

live auction, 28 November 2018

Estimate $700,000 - $900,000

SAUVAGE DE L’ÎLE VAN DIEMEN (CANAL DE D’ENTRECASTEAUX)
Lot 6

Nicolas-Martin Petit

(French, 1777 - 1804)

SAUVAGE DE L’ÎLE VAN DIEMEN (CANAL DE D’ENTRECASTEAUX), early 1802, probably late January or early February

live auction, 28 November 2018

Estimate $600,000 - $800,000

Sold $707,600 (inc. BP)

RECTO: (PORTRAIT OF A MAN IN PROFILE, HEAD AND PARTIAL SHOULDERS)
Lot 5

Nicolas-Martin Petit

(French, 1777 - 1804)

RECTO: (PORTRAIT OF A MAN IN PROFILE, HEAD AND PARTIAL SHOULDERS), January or February 1802

live auction, 28 November 2018

Estimate $300,000 - $400,000

Sold $305,000 (inc. BP)

(FULL–LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A TIMORESE WOMAN HOLDING HER BABY)
Lot 3

Nicolas-Martin Petit

(French, 1777 - 1804)

(FULL–LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A TIMORESE WOMAN HOLDING HER BABY), August – November 1801

live auction, 28 November 2018

Estimate $35,000 - $55,000

Sold $46,360 (inc. BP)

(FULL–LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A TIMORESE WOMAN HOLDING HER BABY)
Lot 2

Nicolas-Martin Petit

(French, 1777 - 1804)

(FULL–LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A TIMORESE WOMAN HOLDING HER BABY), August – November 1801

live auction, 28 November 2018

Estimate $35,000 - $55,000

Sold $42,700 (inc. BP)