Lot 9 · Editions: Modernism Sale
Tête (Head), plate 5 from Six contes fantasques (Six Whimsical Tales) (Bl. 367, Ba. 695, see C. Bks. 66)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,045–$6,742
- Result
- upcoming — 17 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Editions: Modernism Sale, London · 17 September 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17772817
- Record
- first seen 3 Sep 2026 · updated 3 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-17772817 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-17772817
Pablo Picasso, Tête (Head), plate 5 from Six contes fantasques (Six Whimsical Tales) (Bl. 367, Ba. 695, see C. Bks. 66). Phillips, 17 Sep 2026, lot 9. estimate £3,000–£5,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17772817.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
Modeled from the house, the sale type, the artist's record and the estimate's position — not a view on the work. Subscribers see each factor and its sample. See plans. Model data through 2025-09-15.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-17772817.
Pablo Picasso, Tête (Head), plate 5 from Six contes fantasques (Six Whimsical Tales) (Bl. 367, Ba. 695, see C. Bks. 66). Phillips, 17 Sep 2026, lot 9. estimate £3,000–£5,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17772817.
From the same sale Editions: Modernism Sale · Sep 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pichet Yan (Yan Pitcher) (A.R. 140) | Pablo Picasso | £3,000–£5,000 | upcoming |
| La nageuse dans l'aquarium (The Swimmer in the Tank), plate 12 from J… | Henri Matisse | £7,000–£9,000 | upcoming |
| Le printemps (Spring), from Daphnis and Chloë (M. 335, see C. Bks. 46) | Marc Chagall | £2,000–£3,000 | upcoming |
| La taupe hilare (The Laughing Mole) (D. 753) | Joan Miró | £8,000–£12,000 | upcoming |
| Faunes et chèvre (Fauns and Goat) (Bl. 934, Ba. 1263) | Pablo Picasso | £50,000–£70,000 | upcoming |
| Quatre femmes nues et tête sculptée (Four Nude Women and a Sculpted H… | Pablo Picasso | £20,000–£30,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Picasso | Raphaël et la Fornarina/ IX: Le Pape arrive, 1er septembre 1 | $5,389 | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | |
| Pablo Picasso | 'Tête de Faune' (Head of Faun), 1964 (Bloch 1370) | Sworders, Mar 2026 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Dans l'atelier de Picasso | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Service Visage Noir [A.R. 45] | Chiswick Auctions, Jun 2026 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | L'Aubade, avec Femme Accoudée | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | One plate, from Les Portraits Imaginaires | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | „Portrait d'Olga Picasso“. 1920/61 | Grisebach, Jul 2025 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Motifs no. 45 | Bonhams, Mar 2025 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.