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Lot 222 · L13406

autograph manuscript of "l'enfant muet", a setting of lorca, with the composer's dedication ("à geneviève touraine"), unsigned but dated "noizay août 47"

Francis Poulenc

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Estimate
£6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $9,781–$13,041
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — L13406, London · 27 November 2013
Record ID
TB-2026-4217846
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Francis Poulenc, autograph manuscript of "l'enfant muet", a setting of lorca, with the composer's dedication ("à geneviève touraine"), unsigned but dated "noizay août 47". Sotheby's, 27 Nov 2013, lot 222. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4217846.

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Francis Poulenc, autograph manuscript of "l'enfant muet", a setting of lorca, with the composer's dedication ("à geneviève touraine"), unsigned but dated "noizay août 47". Sotheby's, 27 Nov 2013, lot 222. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4217846.

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