Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Petit Portrait de Juliènne en Tunisiène, 1956
Oil · Canvas
Bonhams · May 21, 2026$28,160 ≈ £20,984 ≈ €24,278Sign up free to see price
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A Lesson in Elf Behavior
Françoise Gilot (French, 1921–2023) · 2000
$3,276 price realized incl. premium
≈ £2,633≈ €3,030
Hammer $2,600 · with buyer’s premium $3,276
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- Medium
- Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “graphite, metallic ink and crayon on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 19 h x 13¼ w in (48 x 34 cm)
- Auction house
- Rago Auctions
- Sale
- American & European Art (auctions/2023/05/american-european-art)
- Date
- May 18, 2023
- Location
- Lambertville, New Jersey, United States
- Lot
- 522
- Estimate
- $3,000 – — (≈ £2,411) (≈ €2,774)
- Source
- Auction house ragoarts.com ↗Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
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