Lot 108 · 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
Portrait de ma mère - souvenir de jeunesse (Portrait of my mother - remembrance of youth)
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $27,653–$41,480
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 9 March 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-243693
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Max Ernst, Portrait de ma mère - souvenir de jeunesse (Portrait of my mother - remembrance of youth). Phillips, 9 Mar 2018, lot 108. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-243693.
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Max Ernst, Portrait de ma mère - souvenir de jeunesse (Portrait of my mother - remembrance of youth). Phillips, 9 Mar 2018, lot 108. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-243693.
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