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- Estimate
- £400,000–£600,000 hammer ≈ $729,353–$1,094,030
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale , London · 2 February 2004
- Dimensions
- 11 5/8 x 16½ in. (29.5 x 41.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5957633
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5957633 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5957633
René Magritte, Le retour. Christie's, 2 Feb 2004, lot 69. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5957633.
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René Magritte, Le retour. Christie's, 2 Feb 2004, lot 69. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5957633.
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From the same sale The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale · Feb 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composition | Joan Miró | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| Pygmalion | André Masson | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| Femmes et oiseau dans la nuit | Joan Miró | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Figure ou personnage animal | André Masson | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Untitled | René Magritte | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Muschelblume | Max Ernst | £35,000–£55,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Magritte | La perspective amoureuse | $1,771,745 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | |
| René Magritte | Le coup de grâce | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| René Magritte | L'État de veille | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | Ceci est un morceau de fromage | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | Le bon temps | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| René Magritte | La Race blanche | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | Le Viol | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| René Magritte | La mémoire | Christie's, Mar 2022 |
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.