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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $58,427–$87,641
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist, Modern and Post War Art , London · 7 February 2001
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6301475
- Record
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César, Le scorpion. Christie's, 7 Feb 2001, lot 260. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6301475.
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César, Le scorpion. Christie's, 7 Feb 2001, lot 260. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6301475.
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From the same sale Impressionist, Modern and Post War Art · Feb 2001
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paysage de la Creuse; la Creuse à Genetin | Armand Guillaumin | £18,000–£24,000 | |
| Le lac Léman à Montreux | Albert Marquet | £120,000–£160,000 | |
| Badauds au bord de la Seine | Maximilien Luce | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Rue de Sannois | Maurice Utrillo | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Oiseau devant le miroir | Max Ernst | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Untitled | Wifredo Lam | £25,000–£35,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| César | Bicou de pino | $131,720 | Christie's, Dec 2022 | |
| César | Ginette | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| César | Grand Valentin | Christie's, Oct 2019 | ||
| César | L'Homme de Villetaneuse | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| César | hommage à léon | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| César | Compression | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| César | plaque femme | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| César | Pompes de Claire | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 |
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.