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- Estimate
- $6,000,000–$9,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Evening Sale , New York · 18 May 2026
- Dimensions
- 25 ¾ x 39 3⁄8 in. (65.5 x 100.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3078854
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3078854 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3078854
René Magritte, L'Embellie. Christie's, 18 May 2026, lot 42 A. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3078854.
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René Magritte, L'Embellie. Christie's, 18 May 2026, lot 42 A. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3078854.
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From the same sale 20th Century Evening Sale · May 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'Atelier | Pablo Picasso | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | |
| Untitled (Medici Princess) | Joseph Cornell | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | |
| Register | Robert Ryman | $9,000,000–$12,000,000 | |
| Lotus | Lee Krasner | $1,800,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Untitled (Medici series, Pinturicchio Boy) | Joseph Cornell | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | |
| Untitled | Jackson Pollock | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Magritte | Souvenir de voyage | $6,727,913 | Christie's, Feb 2023 | |
| René Magritte | Le Droit chemin | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| René Magritte | La magie noire | Christie's, Mar 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | La lumière du pôle | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| René Magritte | Le savoir | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| René Magritte | Le monde visible | Christie's, Nov 2022 | ||
| René Magritte | Les eaux profondes | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | le maître d'école | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.