Lot 864 · Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale
Un chinois égaré
Max Ernst · bronze with dark brown patina
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- Estimate
- $200,000–$300,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale, New York · 19 November 2022
- Dimensions
- Height: 30 in. (76.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3410710
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3410710 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3410710
Max Ernst, Un chinois égaré. Christie's, 19 Nov 2022, lot 864. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3410710.
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Max Ernst, Un chinois égaré. Christie's, 19 Nov 2022, lot 864. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3410710.
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From the same sale Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale · Nov 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figure | Joan Miró | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Femme lisant | Jean Metzinger | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| La Guitare | Henri Laurens | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Composition abstraite bleue et noire | Tamara De Lempicka | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| L'oiseau d'or | Ossip Zadkine | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| L'air solaire | Victor Brauner | $150,000–$250,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Ernst | Les oiseaux | $190,303 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | |
| Max Ernst | Barbares marchant vers l'ouest | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Max Ernst | tremblement de terre | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Max Ernst | Narcisse | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Max Ernst | Les Oiseaux qui ne peuvent pas voler | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Max Ernst | Dancers under the starry sky | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Max Ernst | Coquillage mer verte | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Max Ernst | Die Wankelmutter | Phillips, Oct 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.