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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern Discoveries, New York · 27 February 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5276435
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Man Ray, Homme sérieux (La Sérieux). Sotheby's, 27 Feb 2025, lot 254. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5276435.
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Man Ray, Homme sérieux (La Sérieux). Sotheby's, 27 Feb 2025, lot 254. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5276435.
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From the same sale Modern Discoveries · Feb 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vers la gauche (Dupin 461) | Joan Miró | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Star au chapeau noir | Jean Jansem | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Winter Stream | Walter Launt Palmer | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| J.L. Derby | Edward Hopper | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Topless | Jack Levine | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Pair of Sitting Figures VII | Lynn Chadwick R.a. | $30,000–$50,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man Ray | Sans titre (Jacqueline-Barsotti-Goddard) | $8,298 | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | |
| Man Ray | Lay Figure in a Bowl | Rago, Mar 2022 | ||
| Man Ray | Self-Portrait with Studio Camera | Wright, Jul 2022 | ||
| Man Ray | Le rêve (Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry et Georgette Hugnet) | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| Man Ray | Rayograph (spiral) | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Man Ray | Pin-up | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Man Ray | Gertrude Stein Posing for Sculptor Jo Davidson | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Man Ray | Personage, from An American Portrait 1776-1976, Volume 2 | Phillips, Oct 2024 |
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.