Lot 82 · Photographs
La Môme Bijou, Bar de la Lune, Paris, 1932
Brassaï · gelatin silver print, printed after 1967
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $5,691–$7,588
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, London · 14 November 2006
- Dimensions
- 11 7/8 x 9 3/8in. (30.2 x 24.9cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5627356
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Brassaï, La Môme Bijou, Bar de la Lune, Paris, 1932. Christie's, 14 Nov 2006, lot 82. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5627356.
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Brassaï, La Môme Bijou, Bar de la Lune, Paris, 1932. Christie's, 14 Nov 2006, lot 82. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5627356.
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