Lot 171 · On the Shoulders of Giants: Making the Modern World
Head of a woman
Bernard Lorjou · gouache on paper laid down on panel
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — On the Shoulders of Giants: Making the Modern World, London · 11 January 2006
- Dimensions
- 30½ x 21¾ in. (77.5 x 55.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5727104
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bernard Lorjou, Head of a woman. Christie's, 11 Jan 2006, lot 171. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5727104.
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Bernard Lorjou, Head of a woman. Christie's, 11 Jan 2006, lot 171. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5727104.
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