Lot 50 · 20th Century Evening Sale
Joueur de flute et mangeur de pastèque
Pablo Picasso · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $5,000,000–$7,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Evening Sale, New York · 6 October 2020
- Dimensions
- 63 x 50 ¼ in. (160 x 130 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3603969
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pablo Picasso, Joueur de flute et mangeur de pastèque. Christie's, 6 Oct 2020, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3603969.
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Pablo Picasso, Joueur de flute et mangeur de pastèque. Christie's, 6 Oct 2020, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3603969.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Picasso | Tête de femme | $5,488,000 | Sotheby's, May 2026 | |
| Pablo Picasso | La colline de la Californie | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Femme assise dans un fauteuil tressé, en gris (Françoise) | Christie's, Feb 2023 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Composition | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Nu assis | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Le Baigneur | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Le Petit déjeuner | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Nature morte aux fleurs et au compotier | Sotheby's, 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.