portraits de brassaï et de paul eluard. — Maar, Dora

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Estimate: €2,000–€2,500 hammer ≈ $2,168–$2,710
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Sale: Sotheby's — Livres et Manuscrits, Paris · 17 December 2015
Dimensions: 2 portraits (310 x 204 et 208 x 202 mm). Mine de plomb sur papier. Non signés, non datés, le premier titré "Paul Eluard". Cachet d’atelier Dora Maar "DM 1998" sur chaque
Record ID: TB-2026-4437821
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Dora Maar, portraits de brassaï et de paul eluard. Sotheby's, 17 Dec 2015, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4437821.

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Dora Maar, portraits de brassaï et de paul eluard. Sotheby's, 17 Dec 2015, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4437821.

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