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Aguttes: 43 • THE ARISTOPHIL COLLECTIONS • FROM CRANACH TO PICASSO

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Auction Name 43 • THE ARISTOPHIL COLLECTIONS • FROM CRANACH TO PICASSO Total Sales (EUR) 1,782,958.75
Auction Date September 23, 2021 - September 23, 2021 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 714,600.00
Sale Number #117506 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 922,250.00
Total Lots 282
Sold Lots 232 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 809,750.00
% of Lots Sold 82.27% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 1,047,400.00
Unsold Lots 50 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 170.23%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
194 PICASSO Pablo

BUFFON.

EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 205,351.25
73 DELACROIX Eugène

CARNET with autograph drawings and notes, 1857-1858

1857-1858 EUR 50,000.00 - 60,000.00 EUR 117,000.00
198 PISSARRO Camille

L.A.S. "C. Pissarro" with DRAWING, Éragny-sur-Epte [2nd half of May 1885], to Paul GAUGUIN

1885 EUR 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 EUR 65,000.00
122 KANDINSKY Vassily

6 L.A.S. "Wassily Kandinsky" or "Wassily K" (the last unsigned), Munich February-July 1900, to Andrei Andreevitch PAPPE

1900 EUR 30,000.00 - 35,000.00 EUR 53,625.00
146 MANET ÉDOUARD

Autograph poem-letter with original DRAWING, Thursday, [probably to Henri ROUART]

EUR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 EUR 50,375.00
23 CRANACH Lucas

P.A.S. (signed at the top) "Ich Lucas Cranach", 3 May 1533

1533 EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 48,750.00
28 DEGAS EDGAR

20 L.A.S. "Degas", [1885-1896], to Hortense HOWLAND

1885-1896 EUR 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 EUR 43,875.00
104 GIACOMETTI Alberto

2 L.A.S. from Alberto GIACOMETTI to F. Ponge, 2 L.A.S. from Francis PONGE to Giacometti, and 8 autograph MANUSCRITS from Francis PONGE. 10 000/15 000

EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 42,250.00
87 GAUGUIN PAUL

L.A.S. "Paul Gauguin", [Tahiti] 27 January 1900, to Daniel de MONFREID

1900 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 39,000.00
112 GOYA Francisco de

L.S. with autograph compliment "Blm de VE Fran° de Goya", Madrid 9 May 1791, to Francisco SABATINI

1791 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 32,500.00
158 MIRÓ JOAN

19 L.A.S. and 6 cards a.s. "Miró", 1958-1973, to Louis BRODER

1958-1973 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 32,500.00
191 MUNCH Edvard

8 L.A.S. "Edvard Munch" or "Edv. Munch", and an autograph MANUSCRIT, 1912-1931, to Curt GLASER

1912-1931 EUR 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 32,500.00
195 PICASSO Pablo

Original DRAWING with autograph signed "Picasso". Golfe-Juan 16 September 1953

2021-09-16 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 24,375.00
10 CHAGALL Marc

The Odyssey. Original lithographs by Marc CHAGALL (Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1974-1975)

1974-1975) EUR 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 EUR 23,693.75
139 MAGRITTE RENÉ

L.A.S. "M." with DRAWING, Thursday, to Jacques WERGIFOSSE

EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 23,562.50
86 GAUGUIN PAUL

L.A.S. "Paul Gauguin", Papeete January 12, 1899, to Daniel de MONFREID

1899 EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 22,750.00
142 MANET ÉDOUARD

L.A.S. "Ed. Manet", Wednesday [ca. May-June 1865], to Zacharie ASTRUC

1865 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 22,750.00
1 ALECHINSKY Pierre

Hayterophilies (Atelier 17, Atelier 1952-1953) (Paris, La Hune, 1968).

1952-1953, 1968 EUR 3,500.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 21,125.00
140 MAGRITTE RENÉ

L.A.S. "Mag-" with 2 DRAWINGS, [1952, to Marcel MARIËN ?]

EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 21,125.00
16 COCTEAU JEAN

The Mystery of Jean l'Oiseleur. Self-Portrait No. 12.

EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 17,875.00
157 MIRÓ JOAN

VERDET André. Joan Mirò (Nice, Galerie Matarasso, collection "Sortilèges", 1957)

1957 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 17,375.00
111 GONCOURT Edmond de

autograph manuscript, Japanese Notes. Hokusai, [ca. 1895-1896]

ca.1895-1896 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 16,250.00
121 KAHLO Frida

L.A.S. "Frida", Coyoacan 20 April 1944, to Julien LEVY

1944 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 16,250.00
159 MODIGLIANI Amedeo

L.A.S. "Modigliani", November 8, 1916, [to Conrad MORICAND]

1916 EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 15,437.50
15 COCTEAU JEAN

The Mystery of Jean l'Oiseleur. Self-Portrait No. 9.

EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 14,625.00
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