Lot 132 · 20th Century Day Sale
Diseur de bonne aventure (The Fortune Teller)
Léa Lafugie · watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper
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- Estimate
- HK$40,000–HK$60,000 hammer ≈ $5,099–$7,649
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Day Sale, Hong Kong · 28 March 2026
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 24 cm. (12 3⁄8 x 9 1⁄2 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3087551
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3087551 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3087551
Léa Lafugie, Diseur de bonne aventure (The Fortune Teller). Christie's, 28 Mar 2026, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3087551.
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Léa Lafugie, Diseur de bonne aventure (The Fortune Teller). Christie's, 28 Mar 2026, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3087551.
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