27 Lots for Sale 20927
Lot 1
Francis Picabia (1879-1953)
Hercule Devant La Lune
gouache, ink and pencil on paper
30.5 x 26.5cm.
estimate
€60,000 - €80,000
($67,626 - $90,168)

price realized
€87,500
($98,621)
Lot 2
Desmond Morris (b. 1928)
The Courtship
oil on canvas
137.5 x 96.5cm.
estimate
€10,000 - €13,000
($11,271 - $14,652)

price realized
€56,250
($63,399)
Lot 3
John Melville (1902-1986)
Kissing Couple
oil on board
77 x 63.5cm.
estimate
€8,000 - €12,000
($9,016 - $13,525)

price realized
€11,875
($13,384)
Lot 4
Sir Roland Penrose (1900-1984)
Composition
oil on wood
30.5 x 24.5cm.
estimate
€30,000 - €40,000
($33,813 - $45,084)

price realized
€25,000
($28,177)
Lot 5
Man Ray (1890-1976)
Acrobat
oil on canvas
51.5 x 40.5 cm.
estimate
€70,000 - €100,000
($78,897 - $112,710)

price realized
€175,000
($197,243)
Lot 6
Frits Van den Berghe (1883-1939)
De Bevrijding (The Liberation)
oil on canvas
140.5 x 120cm.
estimate
€40,000 - €60,000
($45,084 - $67,626)

price realized
€125,000
($140,888)
Lot 7
Floris Jespers (1889-1965)
The Jewish Girl
oil on canvas
105 x 71cm.
estimate
€40,000 - €60,000
($45,084 - $67,626)

price realized
€275,000
($309,953)
Lot 8
Frits Van den Berghe (1882-1939)
Le Fakir
oil, gouache and watercolour on paper
57.5 x 47cm.
estimate
€30,000 - €50,000
($33,813 - $56,355)

price realized
€52,500
($59,172)
Lot 9
César (1921-1998)
l’Esprit de la Révolution française 
welded iron with copper patina
36 x 51 x 9cm.
estimate
€40,000 - €60,000
($45,084 - $67,626)

price realized
€81,250
($91,577)
Lot 10
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Arabe sur son chameau
gouache on paper
30.5 x 40.5cm.
estimate
€80,000 - €120,000
($90,168 - $135,252)

price realized
€87,500
($98,621)
Lot 11
Lynn Chadwick (1914-2003)
Maquette II Sitting Couple on Bench
bronze with black patina and polished faces
33 x 42.4 x 16.5cm.
(3)
estimate
€70,000 - €100,000
($78,897 - $112,710)

price realized
€212,500
($239,509)
Lot 12
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997)
Cingshà
oil on canvas
87 x 80cm.
estimate
€50,000 - €70,000
($56,355 - $78,897)

price realized
€87,500
($98,621)
Lot 13
Arnaldo Pomodoro (b. 1926)
Sfera, Studio
bronze
diameter: 35cm.
estimate
€200,000 - €300,000
($225,420 - $338,131)

price realized
€375,000
($422,664)
Lot 14
Georges Vantongerloo (1886-1965)
Fonction de courbes
oil on masonite
61 x 52.5cm.
estimate
€300,000 - €400,000
($338,131 - $450,841)

price realized
€375,000
($422,664)
Lot 15
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Untitled
standing mobile—sheet metal, brass, wire and paint
26 x 32.5 x 8.5cm.
estimate
€200,000 - €300,000
($225,420 - $338,131)

price realized
€437,500
($493,108)
Lot 16
Marcel Louis Baugniet (1896-1995)
Composition
oil on board
47 x 31cm.
estimate
€4,000 - €6,000
($4,508 - $6,762)

price realized
€52,500
($59,172)
Lot 17
Janine von Thüngen (b. 1964)
Eternity I Small
bronze with a red brown patina, on a brass base, in six parts
(i) 28 x 56 x 16 cm.
(ii) 37 x 19 x 8 cm.
(iii) 44 x 25 x 16 cm.
(iv) 39 x 38 x 15 cm.
(v) 36.5 x 17 x 13 cm.
(vi) 29 x 23 x 9.5 cm.
(6)
estimate
€5,000 - €10,000
($5,635 - $11,271)

price realized
€10,000
($11,271)
Lot 18
William Kentridge (b. 1955)
Project Drawing Figure 1 (Man with Microphone)
charcoal, gouache, pastel and pigment on paper
207 x 108 cm.
estimate
€50,000 - €70,000
($56,355 - $78,897)

price realized
€125,000
($140,888)
Lot 19
Hans Bellmer (1902-1975)
Plate VIII, Les Jeux de la Poupèe
gelatin silver print enhanced with aniline laid on paper
image: 14 x 14 cm.
sheet: 24 x 19.5cm.
estimate
€2,000 - €3,000
($2,254 - $3,381)

price realized
€2,000
($2,254)
Lot 20
Hans Bellmer (1902-1975)
Plate XIV, Les Jeux de la Poupèe
gelatin silver print enhanced with aniline laid on paper
image: 14 x 14 cm.
sheet: 24 x 19.5cm.
estimate
€2,000 - €3,000
($2,254 - $3,381)

price realized
€4,375
($4,931)
Lot 21
Hans Bellmer (1902-1975)
Plate X, Les Jeux de la Poupèe
gelatin silver print enhanced with aniline laid on paper
image: 14 x 14 cm.
sheet: 24 x 19.5cm.
estimate
€2,000 - €3,000
($2,254 - $3,381)

price realized
€1,875
($2,113)
Lot 22
Anthony Caro (1924-2013)
Interlude
bronze
36 x 39.5 x 36cm.
estimate
€8,000 - €12,000
($9,016 - $13,525)

price realized
€17,500
($19,724)
Lot 23
Anthony Caro (1924-2013)
Table Bronze Bud
bronze
35.6 x 35.6 x 44.5cm.
estimate
€8,000 - €12,000
($9,016 - $13,525)

price realized
€15,000
($16,906)
Lot 24
Zhu Wei (b. 1966)
Untitled
ink and watercolour on paper laid on silk
81 x 146cm.
estimate
€3,000 - €6,000
($3,381 - $6,762)

price realized
€3,250
($3,773)
Lot 27
Lucas Samaras (b. 1936)
Chair With Figures #21
pastel on paper
43 x 29cm.
estimate
€5,000 - €7,000
($5,635 - $7,889)

price realized
€7,500
($8,707)
Lot 28
Lucas Samaras (b. 1936)
Chair With Figures #22
pastel on paper
43 x 29cm.
estimate
€5,000 - €7,000
($5,635 - $7,889)

price realized
€8,750
($10,158)
Lot 29
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Triptych 1983
the complete set of three lithographs in colours
each image: 66.5 x 49.5cm.
each sheet: 86.5 x 61cm.
(3)
estimate
€18,000 - €30,000
($20,287 - $33,813)

price realized
€27,500
($30,995)
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