Lot 49 · Prints
Essai (V. 4)
Georges Braque · Drypoint, 1911, one of only a few known trial proofs, on wove paper, framed
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- Estimate
- $7,000–$10,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Prints, New York · 27 April 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4083488
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Georges Braque, Essai (V. 4). Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2012, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4083488.
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Georges Braque, Essai (V. 4). Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2012, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4083488.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Pop Shop II | Keith Haring | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled: 2 Plates (see Schellman & Jitta 118-123) | Donald Judd | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Totem | Keith Haring | $18,000–$24,000 | |
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| Self Portrait | Chuck Close | $60,000–$80,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georges Braque | Etude de nue (Nu) | $10,000 | Christie's, Sep 2021 | |
| Georges Braque | Composition (Nature morte I) (Composition, Still Life I) (V. | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
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| Georges Braque | Térée | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
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| Georges Braque | Les Pommes | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
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