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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $49,154–$73,731
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale, London · 2 March 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4547356
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Bernard Buffet, Deux tournesols. Sotheby's, 2 Mar 2017, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4547356.
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Bernard Buffet, Deux tournesols. Sotheby's, 2 Mar 2017, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4547356.
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From the same sale Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale · Mar 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nu allongé | Balthus | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Nu | Francis Picabia | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| La Maison du douanier | Louis Valtat | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Soleil couchant, Pontoise | Camille Pissarro | £350,000–£450,000 | |
| Peintre en famille | Marc Chagall | £18,000–£25,000 | |
| Œdipe et le sphinx | Salvador Dalí | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Buffet | Le pont suspendu | $101,600 | Christie's, May 2026 | |
| Bernard Buffet | Chouette | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | Nature morte au panier fond bleu | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | Tournesols | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | Bouquet de Zinnias | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | Marguerites dans un verre | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | Bouquet bleu | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | Ensemble de papillons | Christie's, Apr 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.