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- Estimate
- $2,500,000–$3,500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Evening Sale, New York · 9 November 2023
- Dimensions
- 85 ½ x 74 ¾ in. (217.2 x 189.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3315080
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Fernando Botero, The Musicians. Christie's, 9 Nov 2023, lot 50 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3315080.
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Fernando Botero, The Musicians. Christie's, 9 Nov 2023, lot 50 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3315080.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Norm's La Cienega Sinking into the Petrochemical Swamp | Ed Ruscha | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | |
| Portrait of Cristina, My Sister | Frida Kahlo | $8,000,000–$12,000,000 | |
| Fruits et pot de gingembre | Paul Cézanne | $35,000,000–$55,000,000 | |
| La barrière du chemin de fer, aux Pâtis près Pontoise | Camille Pissarro | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | |
| Péniches sur l’Escaut | Théo Van Rysselberghe | $5,000,000–$7,000,000 | |
| Portrieux, Tertre Denis (Opus no. 189) | Paul Signac | $15,000,000–$25,000,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Botero | Horse | $4,920,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | |
| Fernando Botero | The Playroom | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Fernando Botero | Florero | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Tête de femme | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Pierrot | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Fernando Botero | Leda and the swan | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Andy Warhol | The Last Supper | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Nu assis | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 |
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