Lot 31 · The Sleep of Reason Part II: A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online
study for "and then we saw the daughter of the minotaur"
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Sleep of Reason Part II: A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online, New York · 18 November 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4785455
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Leonora Carrington, leonora carrington | study for "and then we saw the daughter of the minotaur". Sotheby's, 18 Nov 2019, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4785455.
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Leonora Carrington, leonora carrington | study for "and then we saw the daughter of the minotaur". Sotheby's, 18 Nov 2019, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4785455.
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