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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale, New York · 4 May 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3421625
- Record
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Marc Chagall, le début de spectacle. Sotheby's, 4 May 2006, lot 432. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3421625.
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Marc Chagall, le début de spectacle. Sotheby's, 4 May 2006, lot 432. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3421625.
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From the same sale Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale · May 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrage de Genetin, Crozant | Jean-baptiste-armand Guillaumin | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Three motives against wall no.2 | Henry Moore | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Maison sur la colline | — | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| La ferme Louis XIII | Raoul Dufy | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Femme | Le Corbusier | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Catalane | Pablo Picasso | $100,000–$150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Chagall | La Ruse de Dorcon, from Daphnis et Chloé | $17,931 | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | |
| Marc Chagall | Les Trois Acrobates | Christie's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Marc Chagall | Au-dessus de Paris | Lempertz, May 2025 | ||
| Marc Chagall | Nocturne (M. 386) | Phillips, Sep 2024 | ||
| Marc Chagall | Then all poured libations... (from: In the Land of the Gods) | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Marc Chagall | Nu sur fond bleu | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Marc Chagall | La Mort de Dorcon (Death of Dorkon), from Daphnis et Chloé | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Marc Chagall | La Fontaine, Les fables. Widmungsexemplar. 2 Bände, 1952 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2021 |
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.