Lot 135 · Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints
Imaginary Portraits, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1969
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- Estimate
- £70,000–£100,000 hammer ≈ $102,982–$147,117
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints, London · 8 April 2009
- Dimensions
- 685 x 535 mm. (overall)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5383892
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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After Pablo Picasso, Imaginary Portraits, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1969. Christie's, 8 Apr 2009, lot 135. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5383892.
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After Pablo Picasso, Imaginary Portraits, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1969. Christie's, 8 Apr 2009, lot 135. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5383892.
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From the same sale Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints · Apr 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Annunciation (Bartsch 1) | Federico Barocci | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Cupid showing Daphne to Apollo, from Loves of the Gods (B. 157; Massari 58) | Giulio Bonasone | £800–£1,200 | |
| Michelangelo Buonarotti (B. 345; Massari 85) | Giulio Bonasone | £1,500–£1,800 | |
| Imaginary View of Padua (B. 11) | Antonio Canal (Canaletto) | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Saint Anthony of Padua adoring the Christ Child in Glory (B. 25; Bell… | Simone Cantarini | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A Sybil with a Child holding a Torch (B. 6; cf. Servolini 2) | Ugo da Carpi (1480-1525) after Raphael (1483-1520) | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Pablo Picasso | Imaginary Portraits | $93,750 | Sotheby's, May 2014 | |
| After Pablo Picasso | Portraits Imaginaires (Imaginary Portraits) | Phillips, Sep 2024 | ||
| After Pablo Picasso | Tapis | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| After Pablo Picasso | Grand Faune (P. H. 1759 2523) | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Lifesavers, from Ads | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Études de personnages, Ca. 1904/05 | Ketterer Kunst, Jun 2026 | ||
| After Pablo Picasso | Imaginary Portraits , New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1969 | Christie's, Oct 2007 | ||
| After Pablo Picasso | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 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.