Lot 26 · The Sleep of Reason | A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online
reclining male nude
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- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Sleep of Reason | A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online, New York · 20 May 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4744824
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pavel Tchelitchew, pavel tchelitchew | reclining male nude. Sotheby's, 20 May 2019, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4744824.
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Pavel Tchelitchew, pavel tchelitchew | reclining male nude. Sotheby's, 20 May 2019, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4744824.
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From the same sale The Sleep of Reason | A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online · May 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| a surrealist library | — | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| kurt seligmann | jean sans terre nettoyé par le vide (mason 82.i.a) | Kurt Seligmann | $800–$1,200 | |
| félix labisse | le surmâle | Félix Labisse | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| hans bellmer | gedanken | Hans Bellmer | $500–$700 | |
| georges hugnet | sans titre | Georges Hugnet | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| félix labisse | la main | Félix Labisse | $3,000–$4,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Two costume designs for sailors | $10,522 est. | Hermitage Fine Art, Nov 2021 | |
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Self-portrait | Hermitage Fine Art, Nov 2021 | ||
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Study for Bathers and Standing Nude with Cape [two works] | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Lincoln Kirstein | Rago, Oct 2024 | ||
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Surreal Head Study and Tête d'homme | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Spiral Head | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Three Eggs | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Pavel Tchelitchew | pavel tchelitchew | fallen man | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 |
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