Lot 430 · Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale
Mendiant à la bé quille
Pablo Picasso · pen and ink and wash on paper
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- Estimate
- £200,000–£300,000 hammer ≈ $265,306–$397,958
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, London · 4 March 2022
- Dimensions
- 14 1⁄8 x 9 3⁄4 in. (36.5 x 26.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3483293
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3483293 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3483293
Pablo Picasso, Mendiant à la bé quille. Christie's, 4 Mar 2022, lot 430. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3483293.
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Pablo Picasso, Mendiant à la bé quille. Christie's, 4 Mar 2022, lot 430. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3483293.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Sun | Max Ernst | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Strassenszene | Ludwig Meidner | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Bildnis einer Unbekannten (Berner Mädchen) | Ferdinand Hodler | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| Buste de femme couchée | Pablo Picasso | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| Flussufer mit blauem Baum (recto); Aktstudie (verso) | Otto Mueller | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Knaben am Strand (Zwei Knaben am Meer) | Erich Heckel | £150,000–£250,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Picasso | Femme et arlequin | $333,573 | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | |
| Pablo Picasso | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2025 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Mousquetaire et courtisane | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Le garçon couronné | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Trois hommes et femme nus | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Femme allongée | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | etudes | Sotheby's, Sep 2020 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Deux nus | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 |
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.