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Auction Info

Sale Name
Prints and Illustrated Books
Auction Date
05/29/2019 - 05/29/2019
Year of Sale
2019
Sale Number
#1914
Total Lots
270
Sold Lots
134
Lots Sold
49.6%
Unsold Lots
136
Price Unknown
0
Total Sales (EUR)
243,945.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
93,530.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
124,650.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
169,610.00
High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
230,280.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
105.93%
Currency
EUR
Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars
287,053.00

Top twenty five by sale price

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Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
142 WASSILY KANDINSKY (1866-1944) PARC DE SAINT CLOUD, 1904

1904

EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 37,700.00
140 WASSILY KANDINSKY (1866-1944) DAME À L'ÉVENTAIL, 1904

1904

EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 37,700.00
141 WASSILY KANDINSKY (1866-1944) AUTOMNE, 1904.

1904

EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 16,900.00
143 PABLO PICASSO (D'APRÈS) NATURE MORTE AU GUÉRIDON

EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 15,600.00
153 JOAN MIRÓ (1893-1983) LA LIGNE D'HORIZON, 1938

1938

EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 13,000.00
235 PIERRE SOULAGES (NÉ EN 1919) Lithographie n°31, 1972.

1972

EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 10,400.00
24 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (1606-1669) VIEIL HOMME BARBU CHAPEAU DE FOURRURE, YEUX CLOS – AUTOPORTRAIT AVEC SASSKIA – AUROPORTRAIT EN CHAPEAU DE VELOURS AVEC UNE PLUME

EUR 400.00 - 500.00 6,760.00
149 PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) TOROS EN VALLAURIS, 1957

1957

EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 4,680.00
144 PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) PORTRAIT D'HOMME BARBU, 1966

1966

EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 3,900.00
214 HELMUT NEWTON (1920-2004) SUMO, 1999.

1999

EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 3,640.00
66 PAUL GAUGUIN (1848-1903) PORTRAIT DE STÉPHANE MALLARMÉ, 1891

1891

EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 3,640.00
100 KEES VAN DONGEN (1877-1968) FEMME À L'ÉVENTAIL Planche du portfolio de la série « Femmes », 1927

1927

EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 3,380.00
148 PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) PALOMA, 24-12-52

EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 2,860.00
111 [BERNARD BUFFET] (1928-1999) - Buffet (Annabel) Le Voyage au Japon

1981

EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 2,780.00
64 JAMES ENSOR (1860-1949) L’ENVIE Planche de la série des Péchés Capitaux.

EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 2,600.00
23 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (1606-1669) ADORATION DES BERGERS À LA LAMPE

EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 2,340.00
36 ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939) LE FRUIT ET LA FLEUR

EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 2,340.00
65 JAMES ENSOR (1860-1949) LA KERMESSE AU MOULIN, 1889

1889

EUR 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 2,210.00
96 [LÉONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA] (1886-1968) - ROMAINS (Jules) Hommes, médecins, machines

1959

EUR 300.00 - 400.00 2,148.00
70 NICOLAS GLOUTCHENKO (1902-1977) DOUZE NUS, présentés par Florent Fels.

1928

EUR 400.00 - 600.00 2,080.00
16 FRANCISCO DE GOYA (1746-1828) LLUVIA DE TOROS

EUR 600.00 - 800.00 2,080.00
112 [BERNARD BUFFET] (1928-1999) – DANTE L’Enfer

1977

EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 1,896.00
15 FRANCISCO DE GOYA (1746-1828) OTRAS LEYES POR EL OTRA LEYES POR EL PUEBLO

EUR 600.00 - 800.00 1,820.00
98 LÉONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA (1886-1968) DEUX CHATS, 1931

1931

EUR 400.00 - 500.00 1,820.00
99 LÉONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA (1886-1968) JEUNE FILLE AU CHAT, 1959

1959

EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 1,690.00

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