Upcoming Auction Could Realize $1.77m: 'Contemporary Discoveries Including the Marcel Lehmann Lefranc Collection' at Sotheby's, Online

Upcoming Auction Could Realize $1.77m: 'Contemporary Discoveries Including the Marcel Lehmann Lefranc Collection' at Sotheby's, Online

3 min read  ·  10 Feb 2025

Le Grain by Germaine Richier estimated at $311,700.
Image courtesy of Sotheby's, Online

Le Grain by Germaine Richier estimated at $311,700. Image courtesy of Sotheby's, Online

Germaine Richier Le Grain (1955) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's, Online in its 'Contemporary Discoveries Including the Marcel Lehmann Lefranc Collection' auction on February 20.

  • Pre-sale low estimates total $1.77m (EUR1.71m).

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  • 146 works are for sale.
  • Estimates total: $1.77m (low) and $2.65m (high), excluding premiums.
  • 0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Germaine Richier, Le Grain (1955), which is estimated to sell for between $311,700 and $519,500. It has been traded twice in the past.

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