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- Estimate
- €120,000–€180,000 hammer ≈ $128,232–$192,348
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Art Moderne et Contemporain Day Auction, Paris · 24 April 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5208754
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Pierre Alechinsky, Contre courant. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2024, lot 148. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5208754.
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Pierre Alechinsky, Contre courant. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2024, lot 148. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5208754.
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From the same sale Art Moderne et Contemporain Day Auction · Apr 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le centre du milieu: la scie | Roberto Matta | €3,000–€5,000 | |
| Bildnis Letizia Raviola | Ferdinand Hodler | €100,000–€150,000 | |
| Casa de Cites (Maison close) | Carlos Casagemas | €15,000–€20,000 | |
| Portrait d'Adrienne debout vue de face, accoudée sur le coude gauche,… | Amedeo Modigliani | €40,000–€60,000 | |
| Composition | Auguste Herbin | €120,000–€180,000 | |
| Croquis de cavaliers et amazones au bois | Henri De Toulouse-lautrec | €1,000–€1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Alechinsky | Not far from the beginning | $165,627 | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | |
| Pierre Alechinsky | Braises Au Vent - 2000 | Artcurial, Dec 2021 | ||
| Pierre Alechinsky | Demi-Tour a Gauche - 1963 | Artcurial, Dec 2021 | ||
| Pierre Alechinsky | Dans le prisme | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Pierre Alechinsky | Terre D’Ombrie et de Sienne | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Pierre Alechinsky | Encore une petite chanson | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Pierre Alechinsky | Le futur antérieur | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Pierre Alechinsky | Dr. Livingstone, I presume ? | Christie's, Dec 2020 |
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.