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- Estimate
- $350,000–$450,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Exquisite Corpus Evening Auction, New York · 20 November 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5336712
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Wolfgang Paalen, Fata Alaska. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2025, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5336712.
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Wolfgang Paalen, Fata Alaska. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2025, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5336712.
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From the same sale Exquisite Corpus Evening Auction · Nov 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maison hantée | Victor Brauner | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Composition | Paul Delvaux | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | |
| La Ville (illustration pour l'article "The American City Night-and-Da… | Salvador Dalí | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| La Machine à écrire ou Le Jeu de la logique | Óscar Domínguez | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
| Le Muse inquietanti | Giorgio De Chirico | $3,000,000–$4,000,000 | |
| J'ai bu du tabourin, j'ai mangé du cimbal | Max Ernst | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang Paalen | Taches solaires | $915,379 | Christie's, Feb 2023 | |
| Wolfgang Paalen | Pays interdit | Christie's, Feb 2023 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Femme étendue | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Joan Miró | Oiseau, insecte, constellation | Christie's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Tête (recto); Tête (verso) | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Portrait de Dora Maar | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Tê te de Minotaure aveugle | Christie's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Tête | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 |
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.