Photo © Ketterer Kunst — view this lot on Ketterer Kunst ↗Sans titre, 1977
Drawing
Ketterer Kunst · Jul 15, 2026€4,824 ≈ $5,502 ≈ £4,105Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Tête pensive
Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901–1985)
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $150,000 – $200,000 (≈ £118,418 – £157,891) (≈ €142,019 – €189,358)
Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas laid on panel”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "J. Dubuffet 54" lower right · Jean Dubuffet signature
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 9 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. (24.4 x 19.7 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session (NY010824)
- Date
- November 20, 2024
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 158
- Estimate
- $150,000 – $200,000 (≈ £118,418 – £157,891) (≈ €142,019 – €189,358)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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