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- Estimate
- $300,000–$400,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Latin America: Modern Art, New York · 20 November 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4415412
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Wolfgang Paalen, Les Cosmogones. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2015, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4415412.
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Wolfgang Paalen, Les Cosmogones. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2015, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4415412.
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From the same sale Latin America: Modern Art · Nov 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturación central verde y negro | Jesús Rafael Soto | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Metros I | Cildo Meireles | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| La Favorita | Julio Larraz | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Toussaint lit la Constitution de 1801 | Henri-claude Obin | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Abstract Composition | Antonio Bandeira | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Reclining Figure | Fernando Botero | $500,000–$700,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang Paalen | Orages magnétiques | $390,412 | Sotheby's, Feb 2016 | |
| Wolfgang Paalen | La roue de l'orage | Christie's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Wolfgang Paalen | Pays interdit | Christie's, Feb 2023 | ||
| Wolfgang Paalen | Selam trilogy | Sotheby's, Jun 2013 | ||
| Wolfgang Paalen | Pays (paysage) médusé | Christie's, Mar 2005 | ||
| Max Ernst | Flaneurs (Les enfants de la Huchette) | Lempertz, Dec 2021 | ||
| Max Ernst | Paysage magique | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Joan Miró | Femme et enfant dans la nuit | Christie'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.