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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07931 · 1 November 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3003334
- Record
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James Ensor, fantastic ball (t. 11). Sotheby's, 1 Nov 2003, lot 254. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3003334.
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James Ensor, fantastic ball (t. 11). Sotheby's, 1 Nov 2003, lot 254. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3003334.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N07931 · Nov 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| snowstorm in the village (morse 216) | John Sloan | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| tetra (tyler 176:mds6) | Mark Di Suvero | $700–$900 | |
| three black flowers, may 1986 | David Hockney | $3,000–$4,000 | |
| hotel acatlan: second day (t. 283:dh70) | David Hockney | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| kleine welten i (roethel 164) | Wassily Kandinsky | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| mascara roja | Rufino Tamayo | $3,000–$5,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ensor | Etude de chiens | $3,503 | Lempertz, Jun 2022 | |
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| James Ensor | Le Christ tourmenté par les démons. [1895]. Eau-forte et poi | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| James Ensor | La Kermesse Au Moulin , 1889 | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2020 | ||
| James Ensor | Le bal fantastique | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2020 | ||
| James Ensor | La Mort Poursuivant le Troupeau des Humains or Triomphe de l | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2023 | ||
| James Ensor | La Colère, from Les Péchés Capitaux | Heritage Auctions, May 2021 | ||
| James Ensor | La luxure, from Sept péchés capitaux (Lust, from the Seven D | Bonhams, Nov 2022 |
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