Lot 303 · Post-War and Contemporary Art
Hands of Martha Lydis
Germaine Krull · watercolour and wax crayon on paper, unframed
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- Estimate
- €2,500–€3,500 hammer ≈ $2,507–$3,510
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art, London (South Kensington) · 16 November 2002
- Dimensions
- 11 x 8¼in. (28 x 21cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5699797
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Germaine Krull, Hands of Martha Lydis. Christie's, 16 Nov 2002, lot 303. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5699797.
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Germaine Krull, Hands of Martha Lydis. Christie's, 16 Nov 2002, lot 303. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5699797.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art · Nov 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Green House | Sandy Skoglund | — | |
| L'Accord Parfait; et Le Front Populaire | François Kollar | €1,000–€1,500 | |
| Looking Back | Saul Steinberg | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Etude publicitaire pour un papier peint | Roger Parry | €1,000–€2,000 | |
| Boulevard Poissonière; et Allemands à Paris | ROGER PARRY; ET ROGER SCHALL | €1,000–€1,500 | |
| Picasso dans son studio rue des Grands Augustins | Peter Rose Pulham | €800–€1,200 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germaine Krull | Untitled | $2,315 | Lempertz, Jun 2018 | |
| Germaine Krull | Selected Images | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Germaine Krull | La Tour Eiffel | Lempertz, Jun 2018 | ||
| Germaine Krull | Study | Lempertz, Jun 2018 | ||
| Man Ray | Cadeau | Dane Fine Art, Jun 2022 | ||
| Germaine Krull | Aktkunstmappen der Körperbildungsschule Adolf Koch, Mappe 2: | Lempertz, May 2025 | ||
| Horst P. Horst | Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, High Fashion, 1938-1939 | Chiswick Auctions, May 2026 | ||
| Germaine Krull | Two female nudes, from "Der Akt" | Galerie Bassenge, Jun 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.