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- Estimate
- €1,600–— hammer ≈ $1,795
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Lempertz — Photography · 31 May 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2226412
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Willy Kessels, Untitled. Lempertz, 31 May 2017, lot 52. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2226412.
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Willy Kessels, Untitled. Lempertz, 31 May 2017, lot 52. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2226412.
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From the same sale Photography · May 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Composition and Still life) | Jaromír Funke | €1,200 | |
| Untitled (from the series: Photographs from Storyville, New Orleans) | E.j. Bellocq | €1,800 | |
| Untitled | Karl F. Struss | €5,000–€6,000 | |
| Machu Picchu, Peru | Martín Chambi | €800 | |
| Edward Hopper | Berenice Abbott | €1,200 | |
| Paul Eluard | Man Ray | €2,800–€3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willy Kessels | Still life with bottles of cod-liver oil, 1937 | $2,072 | Christie's, May 1998 | |
| Willy Kessels | Reclining female nude | Galerie Bassenge, Jun 2020 | ||
| Willy Kessels | Profile of a woman wearing a large-brimmed hat, 1939 | Christie's, May 1998 | ||
| Will Mcbride | Victor und Tana (for: Twen) | Lempertz, Nov 2024 | ||
| Willy Kessels | Still life with glass and pills, 1937 | Christie's, May 1998 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | The decisive moment, New York, 1952, avec une dédicace manus | Sotheby's, Jan 2026 | ||
| Willy Kessels | Nude with drapery, circa 1930s | Christie's, Oct 2000 | ||
| Willy Kessels | brussels. view of the grand place, 1937 | Sotheby's, May 2005 |
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.