Lot 27 · 20th Century Evening Sale
Bouche mystérieuse apparaissant sur le dos de ma nurse
Salvador Dalí · gouache on magazine cover
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- Estimate
- $1,200,000–$1,800,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Evening Sale, New York · 6 October 2020
- Dimensions
- 17 5/8 x 11 7/8 in. (44.7 x 30.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3603941
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Salvador Dalí, Bouche mystérieuse apparaissant sur le dos de ma nurse. Christie's, 6 Oct 2020, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3603941.
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Salvador Dalí, Bouche mystérieuse apparaissant sur le dos de ma nurse. Christie's, 6 Oct 2020, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3603941.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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