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- Estimate
- £500,000–£700,000 hammer ≈ $928,156–$1,299,418
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05002 · 8 February 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3199045
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edgar Degas, femme s'épongeant la poitrine. Sotheby's, 8 Feb 2005, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3199045.
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Edgar Degas, femme s'épongeant la poitrine. Sotheby's, 8 Feb 2005, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3199045.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L05002 · Feb 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of a Biomorphic Couple | Matta | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| L'Esprit et la forme | René Magritte | £120,000–£150,000 | |
| Un Monument | Man Ray | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Le Rossignol | René Magritte | £350,000–£450,000 | |
| Le Monde visible | René Magritte | £900,000–£1,200,000 | |
| Le Penseur | Auguste Rodin | £120,000–£160,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Degas | Autoportrait, vers sa vingt-et-unième année | $701,693 | Christie's, Jun 2023 | |
| Edgar Degas | Danseuse, grande arabesque, deuxième temps | Christie's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Edgar Degas | Femme en robe blanche assise | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Edgar Degas | Danseuse, arabesque ouverte sur la jambe droite, bras droit | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Edgar Degas | Danseuse, position de quatrième devant sur la jambe gauche, | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Edgar Degas | edgar degas | grande arabesque, troisième temps | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Edgar Degas | Danseuse tirant son maillot (La Précaution) | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Edgar Degas | Danseuses sur la scène | Christie's, Nov 2025 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.