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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08123 · 29 October 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3321097
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sándor Bortnyik, [Composition]. Sotheby's, 29 Oct 2005, lot 109. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3321097.
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Sándor Bortnyik, [Composition]. Sotheby's, 29 Oct 2005, lot 109. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3321097.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08123 · Oct 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirror #1 (C. 106) | Roy Lichtenstein | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Nature morte au crane | Pablo Picasso | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Trees II | Joan Mitchell | $3,000–$4,000 | |
| Monica sitting with Mondrian | Tom Wesselmann | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Inspiration (M. 398) | Marc Chagall | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Romeo and Juliet (M. CS 10) | Charles Sorlier After Marc Chagall | $18,000–$22,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sándor Bortnyik | [no title recorded] | $2,315 | Dorotheum, May 2021 | |
| Marc Chagall | Életem. [Ma Vie]. 1971. Exemplaire du couple Maeght, avec en | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | La fête de la patronne, from La Série 156 | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Visage (Face) (A.R. 243) | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Taureau sous l'arbre (Bull under the Tree) (A.R. 159) | Phillips, Dec 2023 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Balzac (B. 723; M. 225) | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Aux Trois acteurs, 1933 | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Joan Miró | From: Graphikmappe Hochschule St. Gallen. 1967. | Koller, Dec 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.