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Lot 41 · Sotheby's PF4022

Étude de personnages

James Ensor

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Estimate
€2,500–€3,500 hammer ≈ $2,885–$4,039
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's PF4022 · 24 September 2004
Record ID
TB-2026-3101658
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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James Ensor, Étude de personnages. Sotheby's, 24 Sep 2004, lot 41. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3101658.

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James Ensor, Étude de personnages. Sotheby's, 24 Sep 2004, lot 41. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3101658.

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From the same sale Sotheby's PF4022 · Sep 2004

LotArtistEstimateResult
Paysage à Wanze Paul Delvaux €20,000–€30,000
Les temps modernes František Kupka €20,000–€30,000
Christ flamboyant Charles Filiger €6,000–€8,000
Anne de Profil Paul Delvaux €1,000–€1,200
Étude de costume František Kupka €600–€900
Le Mirage Paul Delvaux €600,000–€800,000

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James Ensor Études diverses ( recto ; verso ) $5,928 Christie's, Oct 2020
James Ensor La blague de l’éléphant - 1888 Artcurial, May 2026
James Ensor Démons me turlupinant, 1895 Bonhams, Jan 2025
James Ensor La Kermesse Au Moulin , 1889 Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2020
James Ensor „Les patineurs“. 1889 Grisebach, Jan 2026
James Ensor 'The Main Dock, Ostend' (Le Grand Bassin, Ostende), etching, Carlo Bonte Auctions, May 2026
James Ensor La Cathédrale , 1886 Freeman's | Hindman, Sep 2024
James Ensor La mort poursuivant le troupeau des humains Christie's, Oct 2020

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