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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,022–$2,697
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Prints & Multiples, London · 27 September 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4505583
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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James Ensor, le christ descendant aux enfers (d., t. 103; e. 105). Sotheby's, 27 Sep 2016, lot 56. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4505583.
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James Ensor, le christ descendant aux enfers (d., t. 103; e. 105). Sotheby's, 27 Sep 2016, lot 56. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4505583.
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From the same sale Prints & Multiples · Sep 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| le meuble hanté; and la crypte (d., t., e. 22, 26) | James Ensor | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Portrait of Consuelo Vanderbilt, The Duchess of Marlborough | Paul César Helleu | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| le chasseur (d., t., e. 32) | James Ensor | £8,000–£10,000 | |
| Colored Paper Image XX (Brown Square with Blue) (Axsom 160) | Ellsworth Kelly | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Self-Portrait (Woll 37; Schiefler 31) | Edvard Munch | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Illustration for "De Denver au Montana, Depart 27 Mai 1972"(I) (C. 275) | Roy Lichtenstein | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ensor | Démons me turlupinant, 1895 | $5,094 | Bonhams, Jan 2025 | |
| James Ensor | La Cathédrale , 1886 | Freeman's | Hindman, Sep 2024 | ||
| James Ensor | La Kermesse Au Moulin , 1889 | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2020 | ||
| James Ensor | 'The Main Dock, Ostend' (Le Grand Bassin, Ostende), etching, | Carlo Bonte Auctions, May 2026 | ||
| James Ensor | La blague de l’éléphant - 1888 | Artcurial, May 2026 | ||
| James Ensor | La Mort Poursuivant le Troupeau des Humains or Triomphe de l | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2023 | ||
| James Ensor | Etude de chiens | Lempertz, Jun 2022 | ||
| James Ensor | „Les patineurs“. 1889 | Grisebach, 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.