Lot 131 · Impressionist & Modern Works on Paper Sale
Le peintre et la tête d’animal rouge
Marc Chagall · oil, gouache, brush and colored inks and pastel on paper laid down on canvas
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- Estimate
- $700,000–$1,000,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 18 November 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist & Modern Works on Paper Sale , New York · 18 November 2025
- Dimensions
- 25 ½ x 18 5⁄8 in. (64.8 x 47.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3120738
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3120738 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3120738
Marc Chagall, Le peintre et la tête d’animal rouge. Christie's, 18 Nov 2025, lot 131. estimate $700,000–$1,000,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3120738.
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85% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 86%, 80% sold.
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Marc Chagall, Le peintre et la tête d’animal rouge. Christie's, 18 Nov 2025, lot 131. estimate $700,000–$1,000,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3120738.
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|---|---|---|---|
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