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- Estimate
- €300,000–€500,000 hammer ≈ $370,380–$617,300
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Art Impressionniste et Moderne, Paris · 23 March 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4644568
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bernard Buffet, clown. Sotheby's, 23 Mar 2018, lot 236. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4644568.
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Bernard Buffet, clown. Sotheby's, 23 Mar 2018, lot 236. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4644568.
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From the same sale Art Impressionniste et Moderne · Mar 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| toits de paris | — | €40,000–€60,000 | |
| etable | Jakob Smits | €7,000–€10,000 | |
| le pêcheur | Maxime Maufra | €60,000–€80,000 | |
| la ramasseuse de pommes de terre | Maxime Maufra | €60,000–€80,000 | |
| les baigneuses | Jean Lurçat | €10,000–€15,000 | |
| le cabinet anthropomorphique | Salvador Dalí | €10,000–€15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Buffet | Venise, la place Saint-Marc - 1962 | $507,325 | Artcurial, Dec 2021 | |
| Bernard Buffet | Torero rose | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | Toréro orange | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | Clown au bonnet vert | Christie's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | La Tour Eiffel, vue du Trocadéro | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | Bernard Buffet 貝爾納・布菲 | Nature morte aux fleurs 花卉靜物 | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | Torero de dos | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | Clown | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 |
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.