Lot 161 · POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART Paris, Day Sale
L'esprit du vin ou l'alcoolisme
Valentine Hugo · huile et grattage sur toile
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- Estimate
- €3,000–€5,000 hammer ≈ $3,526–$5,877
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART Paris, Day Sale, Paris · 8 June 2018
- Dimensions
- 79 x 64 cm. (31 1/8 x 25 1/8 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3816574
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Valentine Hugo, L'esprit du vin ou l'alcoolisme. Christie's, 8 Jun 2018, lot 161. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3816574.
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Valentine Hugo, L'esprit du vin ou l'alcoolisme. Christie's, 8 Jun 2018, lot 161. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3816574.
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From the same sale POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART Paris, Day Sale · Jun 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Propo objects (Ken head), 1992 | Paul Mccarthy | €20,000–€30,000 | |
| White hands | Gilbert & George | €60,000–€80,000 | |
| Signe personnage aux carrés gris bleu | Olivier Debre | €70,000–€100,000 | |
| Gaillac | Agustin Cardenas | — | upcoming |
| La peau de l'air | Jacques Herold | €3,000–€5,000 | |
| Loveland | William Nelson Copley | €40,000–€60,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentine Hugo | Composition abstraite avec visages | $6,114 | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | |
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| Valentine Hugo | Portrait de Suzanne Tezenas | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2022 | ||
| Valentine Hugo | Portrait d'homme (Probablement Paul Eluard) | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Valentine Hugo | Picasso regardant Nusch | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| Man Ray | Gertrude Stein Posing for Sculptor Jo Davidson | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Max Ernst | En plein vol | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 |
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