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- Estimate
- £200,000–£300,000 hammer ≈ $242,164–$363,246
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale , London · 28 February 2023
- Dimensions
- 36 1/4 x 23 3/8 in. (92 x 59.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3383719
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wolfgang Paalen, Pays interdit. Christie's, 28 Feb 2023, lot 125. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3383719.
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Wolfgang Paalen, Pays interdit. Christie's, 28 Feb 2023, lot 125. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3383719.
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From the same sale The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale · Feb 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taches solaires | Wolfgang Paalen | £350,000–£550,000 | |
| Visite jaune (Visite éclair) | Dorothea Tanning | £160,000–£240,000 | |
| Le voyage fantastique | Salvador Dalí | £2,000,000–£3,000,000 | |
| Rosine | Paul Delvaux | £1,200,000–£1,800,000 | |
| Homme et femme | André Masson | £800,000–£1,200,000 | |
| Grand personnage | Jean | £800,000–£1,200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang Paalen | Taches solaires | $915,379 | Christie's, Feb 2023 | |
| Wolfgang Paalen | Fata Alaska | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Wolfgang Paalen | Orages magnétiques | Sotheby's, Feb 2016 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Tête de femme (Jacqueline) | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Wolfgang Paalen | Pays (paysage) médusé | Christie's, Mar 2005 | ||
| Salvador Dalí | Messager dans un paysage Palladien | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Guitare sur une chaise | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2025 |
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.