Lot 490 · Impressionist/Modern Day Sale
Deux clowns à la grosse caisse
Bernard Buffet · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £140,000–£180,000 hammer ≈ $235,620–$302,940
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist/Modern Day Sale, London · 15 April 1998
- Dimensions
- 51 3/8 x 64 in. (130.5 x 162.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4863719
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4863719 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4863719
Bernard Buffet, Deux clowns à la grosse caisse. Christie's, 15 Apr 1998, lot 490. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4863719.
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Bernard Buffet, Deux clowns à la grosse caisse. Christie's, 15 Apr 1998, lot 490. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4863719.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Les soleils | Georges Braque | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| Le Pradet, femme et enfants au bord d'un bassin | Henri Lebasque | £80,000–£120,000 | |
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| Vase de fleurs | Pierre Bonnard | £120,000–£150,000 | |
| Village | Pierre-auguste Renoir | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Sous-bois | Paul Cézanne | £50,000–£70,000 |
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