Lot 19 · Photographies - Collection Claude Berri
Pince de Galathée, 1928
Jean Painlevé · cachet du photographe 'Jean Painlevé' et annoté à l'encre (verso)
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- Estimate
- €3,000–€5,000 hammer ≈ $3,271–$5,452
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographies - Collection Claude Berri, Paris · 12 November 2016
- Dimensions
- image 36.3 x 26.4 cm. (14 ¼ x 10 3/8 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3985113
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean Painlevé, Pince de Galathée, 1928. Christie's, 12 Nov 2016, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3985113.
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Jean Painlevé, Pince de Galathée, 1928. Christie's, 12 Nov 2016, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3985113.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fille au tabouret, Casablanca, 2000 | Yto Barrada | €3,000–€4,000 | |
| Lézards, Graffiti, série I 'Propositions du mur', 1933-1950 | Brassaï | €10,000–€15,000 | |
| Soupirail, vers 1945-1950 | Brassaï | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| Bouches de gaz (le couple), Graffiti, série VIII 'La Magie', vers 1930 | Brassaï | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| Graffiti, série II 'Langage du mur', vers 1933-1950 | Brassaï | €10,000–€15,000 | |
| Femme-Amande, années 1930-1940 | Brassaï | €4,000–€6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Painlevé | pince de homard. 1929. photographie originale. | $11,332 | Sotheby's, Feb 2017 | |
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | Surface 0006 (Kuen's Surface : A surface with constant negat | Christie's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Jean Painlevé | pince de homard, 1929 | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Jean Painlevé | two male seahorses, 1931 | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | Time Exposed | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Jean Painlevé | tête d'un jeune hippocampe à la naissance, 1931 | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Henri Cartier-Bresson 4 | Bonhams, Jan 2026 |
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.