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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $5,499–$9,166
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's W04704 · 24 March 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3035731
- Record
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Wolfgang Paalen, Composition. Sotheby's, 24 Mar 2004, lot 129. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3035731.
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Wolfgang Paalen, Composition. Sotheby's, 24 Mar 2004, lot 129. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3035731.
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From the same sale Sotheby's W04704 · Mar 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Morte aux oignons | André Vignoles | £700–£900 | |
| Blick auf den Untersee | Erich Heckel | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Composition | Man Ray | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Sur la plage | Henri Lebasque | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Vue de St Paul de Vence | Elisée Maclet | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| pichet gothique aux feuilles (AR NO. 178) | Pablo Picasso | £2,500–£3,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang Paalen | Cette nuit | $6,669 | Christie's, Oct 2020 | |
| Salvador Dalí | "Elias im Fe | Historia Auktionshaus, Jun 2024 | ||
| Wolfgang Paalen | Composition | Sotheby's, Oct 2003 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Portrait de Pierre Crommelynck II (B. 1378; Ba. 1400) | Sotheby's, Feb 2023 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | „Jeune hibou des bois / Young wood-owl“. 1952 | Grisebach, Jul 2025 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Petite chouette (Little Owl) (R. 83) | Phillips, Jan 2023 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Vase au bouquet (A.R. 303) | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | ceramic plate Visage No 189 (1963) | Alma, Jun 2024 |
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