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- Estimate
- $800,000–$1,200,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, New York · 29 June 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4835417
- Record
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Bernard Buffet, bernard buffet | arlequin. Sotheby's, 29 Jun 2020, lot 1032. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4835417.
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Bernard Buffet, bernard buffet | arlequin. Sotheby's, 29 Jun 2020, lot 1032. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4835417.
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From the same sale Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale · Jun 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| barbara hepworth | orpheus (maquette 2) (version ii) | Barbara Hepworth | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | |
| joan miró | groupe de personnages | Joan Miró | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | |
| edvard munch | stående kvinneakt (standing nude) | Edvard Munch | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | |
| pablo picasso | le réservoir | Pablo Picasso | $3,000,000–$4,000,000 | |
| pablo picasso | femme assise | Pablo Picasso | $4,000,000–$6,000,000 | |
| pablo picasso | tête de femme endormie | Pablo Picasso | $9,000,000–$12,000,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Buffet | Tête de clown | $762,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | |
| Bernard Buffet | La Tour Eiffel, vue du Trocadéro | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | Bernard Buffet 貝爾納・布菲 | Bernard David en Torero 鬥牛士貝爾納・大衛 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | Clown au chapeau jaune | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | Bernard Buffet 貝爾納・布菲 | Le Cirque – Le jongleur 馬戲團（雜耍者） | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | Bernard Buffet 貝爾納・布菲 | Grand d'espagne 西班牙盛世 | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | Clown sur fond jaune | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Bernard Buffet | nature morte à la sole, 1952 | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 |
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.