Lot 213 · Modern Visionaries - The Roger and Josette Vanthournout Collection - Evening Sale
La plaine de l'air (The plain of the air)
René Magritte · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £3,500,000–£5,500,000 hammer ≈ $4,676,596–$7,348,936
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern Visionaries - The Roger and Josette Vanthournout Collection - Evening Sale, London · 5 March 2026
- Dimensions
- 28 7⁄8 x 39 ½ in. (73.4 x 100.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3096448
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3096448 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3096448
René Magritte, La plaine de l'air (The plain of the air). Christie's, 5 Mar 2026, lot 213. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3096448.
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René Magritte, La plaine de l'air (The plain of the air). Christie's, 5 Mar 2026, lot 213. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3096448.
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