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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08143 · 24 September 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3295442
- Record
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Pavel Tchelitchew, Man from behind. Sotheby's, 24 Sep 2005, lot 258. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3295442.
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Pavel Tchelitchew, Man from behind. Sotheby's, 24 Sep 2005, lot 258. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3295442.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08143 · Sep 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thésée terrasant à Minotaure | Jacques Lipchitz | $800–$1,200 | |
| Crops up Somewhere | Harry Knox Smith | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Portrait of a Man in a Cape | Federico Beltrán Masses | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Guitariste | Sigur | $500–$700 | |
| Clown | Pavel Tchelitchew | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Kneeling Figure | Pavel Tchelitchew | $15,000–$20,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Costume Study , 1942 | $3,840 est. | Freeman's | Hindman, Apr 2026 | |
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Esquisse de jeune garçon | Wright, Dec 2025 | ||
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Portrait of Boris Kochno | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Pavel Tchelitchew | pavel tchelitchew | spahi endormi | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Transparent Head | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Boy in a Leotard | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Head of a Clown, 1938 | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2025 | ||
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Study for 'The resting clown' | Christie's, Jun 2021 |
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.