Lot 121 · The Art Of The Surreal
A la rencontre du plaisir (Towards Pleasure)
René Magritte · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £1,200,000–£1,800,000 hammer ≈ $1,875,119–$2,812,679
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Art Of The Surreal, London · 30 July 2002
- Dimensions
- 19¾ x 23 5/8 in. (50 x 60 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4458004
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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René Magritte, A la rencontre du plaisir (Towards Pleasure). Christie's, 30 Jul 2002, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4458004.
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René Magritte, A la rencontre du plaisir (Towards Pleasure). Christie's, 30 Jul 2002, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4458004.
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|---|---|---|---|
| W. Ludolph; Bremerhaven, Germany, Ca. 1950 | A Ship's Binnacle and Engine Telegraph | $3,000–$4,000 | |
| Anonymous; 20Th Century. | A Bronze Ship's Wheel | $800–$1,200 | |
| Andrew Ross; London, 19Th Century. | An Improved Sympiesometer | $1,500–$2,000 | |
| Tasco; Japanese, 20Th Century. | A Library Telescope | $1,000–$1,500 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Magritte | La femme du maçon | $2,530,700 | Christie's, Mar 2025 | |
| René Magritte | Ceci est un morceau de fromage | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
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| René Magritte | Le coup de grâce | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
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| René Magritte | La Représentation | Sotheby's, 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.