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Christies: Paul Destribats : une bibliothèque des Avant-gardes, partie III

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Auction Name Paul Destribats : une bibliothèque des Avant-gardes, partie III Total Sales (EUR) 3,684,813.00
Auction Date February 02, 2021 - February 04, 2021 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 1,402,000.00
Sale Number #18402 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 2,029,400.00
Total Lots 502
Sold Lots 491 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 1,446,900.00
% of Lots Sold 97.81% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 2,093,400.00
Unsold Lots 11 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 176.02%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
209 ÉLUARD, Paul, et Joan MIRÓ

À toute épreuve

1958 EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 EUR 168,750.00
223 DUCHAMP, Marcel, BRETON André et autres

Boîte alerte. Missives lascives. Exposition internationale du Surréalisme. 1959 – 1960.

1959 EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 EUR 93,750.00
63 MIRÓ, Joan, et Tristan TZARA

Parler seul

1948-1950 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 90,000.00
187 ZÜRN, Unica

Orakel und Spektakel. Anagramm texte und Zeichnungen.

1955 – 1956 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 75,000.00
69 BELLMER, Hans, et Paul ÉLUARD

Les Jeux de la Poupée. Illustrés de textes par Paul Éluard

1949 EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 EUR 62,500.00
225 BRETON, André, et Joan MIRÓ

Constellations

1959 EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 EUR 56,250.00
320 TING, Walasse et divers artistes

One ¢ Life. Written by Walasse Ting. Edited by Sam Francis. Published by E.Kornfeld

1964 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 56,250.00
170 ZÜRN, Unica

Dezember 1955

1955 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 55,000.00
260 LEIRIS, Michel, et Alberto GIACOMETTI

Vivantes cendres, innommées

1961 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 50,000.00
397 HUGNET, Georges

Huit jours à Trébaumec

1969 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 47,500.00
7 ÉLUARD, Paul, et Jean FAUTRIER

Pour 12 poèmes d'Éluard. 11 pastels. Manuscrit autographe de Paul Éluard et maquette illustrée de pastels originaux de Jean Fautrier

Vers 1945 EUR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 EUR 43,750.00
46 TODD, Ruthven, Stanley William HAYTER, et Joan MIRÓ

[The Ruthven Todd Album] Fifteen poems. A collaboration using the printing methods of William Blake.

1951 1947 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 43,750.00
370 DUFRÊNE, François, et Jacques SPACAGNA

Mots Émaux. Manuscrit hypercalligraphié

1967 EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 43,750.00
258 LE CORBUSIER, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, dit

Rien n’est gratuit (signes et dessins automatiques). 1918-1961.

1961 EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 42,500.00
28 BATAILLE, Georges, et Alberto GIACOMETTI

Histoire de rats (journal de Dianus)

1947 EUR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 EUR 40,000.00
100 DUBUFFET, Jean, et Eugène GUILLEVIC

Les Murs

1950 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 40,000.00
222 DUCHAMP, Marcel et Mimi PARENT

Couple de tabliers

1959 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 37,500.00
68 BATAILLE, Georges

Éponine

1949 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 35,000.00
192 CREVEL, René et Joan MIRÓ

La Bague d’Aurore

1957 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 35,000.00
491 JARRY, Alfred, et MATTA

Ubu roi

1982 EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 35,000.00
12 BRETON, André, Arshile GORKY, et Marcel DUCHAMP

Young Cherry Trees Secured Against Hares

1946 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 32,500.00
102 DUBUFFET, Jean

Anvouaiaje par in ninbesil avec de zimaje

1950 EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 EUR 31,250.00
91 TZARA, Tristan, Max ERNST, Yves TANGUY, et Joan MIRÓ

L'Antitête. * Monsieur Aa l'antiphilosophe. Eaux-fortes par Max Ernst. ** Minuits pour Géants. Eaux-fortes par Yves Tanguy. *** Le Désespéranto. Eaux-fortes par Joan Miró

1949 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 30,000.00
177 ÉLUARD, Paul, et Jean ARP, André BEAUDIN, Georges BRAQUE, Marc CHAGALL etc

Un Poème dans chaque livre

1956 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 30,000.00
182 LEIRIS, Michel, et Joan MIRÓ

Bagatelles végétales

1956 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 30,000.00
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