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- Estimate
- $5,000,000–$7,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist and Modern Art (Evening Sale) , New York · 7 May 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6151711
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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René Magritte, L'empire des lumières. Christie's, 7 May 2002, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6151711.
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René Magritte, L'empire des lumières. Christie's, 7 May 2002, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6151711.
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From the same sale Impressionist and Modern Art (Evening Sale) · May 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le reveil d'Adonis | Auguste Rodin | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Trois danseuses (corsages verts) | Edgar Degas | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Tête de femme | Pablo Picasso | $800,000–$1,200,000 | |
| Danaïde | Constantin Brancusi | $8,000,000–$10,000,000 | |
| Le thérapeute | René Magritte | $500,000–$800,000 | |
| Saint-Jean Baptiste préchant | Auguste Rodin | $140,000–$180,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Magritte | La magie noire | $12,369,683 | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | |
| René Magritte | Le mois des vendanges | Christie's, Mar 2021 | ||
| René Magritte | La Traversée difficile | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | La Vengeance | Christie's, Jun 2021 | ||
| René Magritte | Le Jockey perdu | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | Shéhérazade | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| René Magritte | Souvenir de voyage | Christie's, Jun 2022 | ||
| René Magritte | rené magritte | l'ovation | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 |
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