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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $77,834–$103,778
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale, London · 29 July 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4845422
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Max Ernst, max ernst | le petit monstre. Sotheby's, 29 Jul 2020, lot 373. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4845422.
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Max Ernst, max ernst | le petit monstre. Sotheby's, 29 Jul 2020, lot 373. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4845422.
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From the same sale Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale · Jul 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| raoul dufy | depiquage à la machine bleue | Raoul Dufy | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| andré lhote | l'église | Andre Lhote | £24,000–£34,000 | |
| maurice denis | portrait de cornélie siohan psichari | Maurice Denis | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| oskar kokoschka | studie zur frau in blau (study for the woman in blue) | Oskar Kokoschka | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| pablo picasso | visage d'homme vers la gauche | Pablo Picasso | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| maurice utrillo | castel du philosophe, le maquis, montmartre | Maurice Utrillo | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Ernst | Sun over the sea | $93,781 | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | |
| Max Ernst | Muschelblumen | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Max Ernst | Ohne Titel | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Max Ernst | Sans titre | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Max Ernst | Un caprice de volcan | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Max Ernst | Lustrée matinale | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Max Ernst | Les palmiers qui dorment ou La Liberté | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Max Ernst | Loplop présente | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 |
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.