Lot 60 · 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale
La veillée (The Vigil)
René Magritte · collage with gouache, watercolour and Conté crayon on paper
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- Estimate
- £300,000–£500,000 hammer ≈ $400,528–$667,547
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale, London · 15 October 2025
- Dimensions
- 13 ½ x 16 ¾ in. (34.3 x 42.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3136414
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3136414 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3136414
René Magritte, La veillée (The Vigil). Christie's, 15 Oct 2025, lot 60. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3136414.
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René Magritte, La veillée (The Vigil). Christie's, 15 Oct 2025, lot 60. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3136414.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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