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- Estimate
- $5,000,000–$8,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Evening Sale , New York · 17 November 2022
- Dimensions
- 19 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (50 x 40 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3412402
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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René Magritte, Les belles réalités. Christie's, 17 Nov 2022, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3412402.
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René Magritte, Les belles réalités. Christie's, 17 Nov 2022, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3412402.
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From the same sale 20th Century Evening Sale · Nov 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Crater | Helen Frankenthaler | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | |
| Untitled III | Willem De Kooning | — | |
| Pêcheur et baigneurs sur l'Aven | Paul Gauguin | $6,000,000–$8,000,000 | |
| Les tours vertes, la Rochelle | Paul Signac | $3,500,000–$5,500,000 | |
| Gloria in Excelsis | Hans Hofmann | $3,500,000–$5,500,000 | |
| Self-Portrait | Andy Warhol | $2,500,000–$4,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Magritte | rené magritte | rêverie de monsieur james | $5,089,800 | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | |
| René Magritte | Les jeunes amours | Christie's, Mar 2021 | ||
| René Magritte | La magie noire | Christie's, Mar 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | La Main heureuse | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | Souvenir de voyage | Christie's, Feb 2023 | ||
| René Magritte | La préméditation | Christie's, Sep 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | Le Droit chemin | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| René Magritte | Le savoir | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 |
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.