Lot 348 · Art Contemporain
Surrealist composition
Sir Roland Penrose · pencil, watercolour, bodycolour and collage, unframed
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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $1,130–$1,506
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Art Contemporain, Paris · 11 May 2005
- Dimensions
- 8¾ x 12 in. (22.2 x 30.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5816100
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Roland Penrose, Surrealist composition. Christie's, 11 May 2005, lot 348. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5816100.
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Sir Roland Penrose, Surrealist composition. Christie's, 11 May 2005, lot 348. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5816100.
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