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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $32,400–$45,360
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Iolas, London · 25 May 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4569365
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Pablo Picasso, Minotaure caressant une Dormeuse. Sotheby's, 25 May 2017, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4569365.
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Pablo Picasso, Minotaure caressant une Dormeuse. Sotheby's, 25 May 2017, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4569365.
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From the same sale Iolas · May 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| cup with Two Dragon Heads | — | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Beetle | — | £400–£600 | |
| L'Étreinte II | Pablo Picasso | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Chandeliers | Takis | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| Rain | Niki De Saint-phalle | £1,200–£1,500 | |
| Untitled | Nikos Hadjikyriakos-ghika | £100–£150 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Picasso | Arène (A. R. 406) | $56,700 | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | |
| Pablo Picasso | Flûtiste et dormeuse XVI | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Quatre femmes nues et tête sculptée, from: La Suite Vollard | Christie's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Visage aux yeux rieurs (A.R. 608) | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Margharita et lump | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Minotaure caressant une dormeuse, from the Vollard suite | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | vase deux anses hautes (a. r. 213) | Sotheby's, Feb 2021 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Femme debout 13cm (5 1/8in). high | Bonhams, Oct 2022 |
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.