Lot 208 · Impressionist/ModernWorks on Paper
Personnage éclatant de rire
René Magritte · pen and India ink on paper
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $16,725–$25,088
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist/ModernWorks on Paper, London · 9 April 1998
- Dimensions
- 4 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. (11 x 14.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4863852
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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René Magritte, Personnage éclatant de rire. Christie's, 9 Apr 1998, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4863852.
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René Magritte, Personnage éclatant de rire. Christie's, 9 Apr 1998, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4863852.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Yves Tanguy | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Untitled | Yves Tanguy | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Los niños cantores | Salvador Dalí | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| A River Landscape with Mountains beyond | English School | £25–£200 | |
| A moored sailing Vessel at low Tide | William Tatton Winter | £25–£200 | |
| The mornings Ride | J. Della Love | £25–£200 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Magritte | Femme debout | $75,000 | Sotheby's, May 2017 | |
| René Magritte | Sans titre | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| René Magritte | L'Intelligence | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| René Magritte | Étude pour "L'Horizon" | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | la mort et la sirène (dessin pour une affiche) | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 | ||
| René Magritte | Sans titre (Plante avec fleur et feuilles) | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
| René Magritte | La Libre Académie de Belgique | Sotheby's, Feb 2016 | ||
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