Lot 2 · 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale
La voix du sang (Blood will tell)
René Magritte · gouache on paper laid down on card
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- Estimate
- £350,000–£550,000 hammer ≈ $467,283–$734,302
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale, London · 15 October 2025
- Dimensions
- 7 x 5 in. (17.7 x 12.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3136356
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3136356 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3136356
René Magritte, La voix du sang (Blood will tell). Christie's, 15 Oct 2025, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3136356.
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René Magritte, La voix du sang (Blood will tell). Christie's, 15 Oct 2025, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3136356.
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