Lot 152 · Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper
Esquises pour 'Les Nécessités de la vie et les Conséquences des rêves précédés d'Exemples' (recto); Croquis (verso)
René Magritte · pencil on paper
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,295–$8,813
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper, London · 19 June 2019
- Dimensions
- 10 ½ x 8 1/8 in. (26.7 x 20.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3712186
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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René Magritte, Esquises pour 'Les Nécessités de la vie et les Conséquences des rêves précédés d'Exemples' (recto); Croquis (verso). Christie's, 19 Jun 2019, lot 152. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3712186.
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René Magritte, Esquises pour 'Les Nécessités de la vie et les Conséquences des rêves précédés d'Exemples' (recto); Croquis (verso). Christie's, 19 Jun 2019, lot 152. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3712186.
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From the same sale Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper · Jun 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Er will nicht stehen | George Grosz | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Scène d'intérieur | Henri Matisse | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Ça grouille | Max Ernst | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Portrait de Tam | Paul Delvaux | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Nurse and Child | Camille Pissarro | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Untitled 36 | Joan Miró | — | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Magritte | Poire et Rose, from Moyens d'Existence | $7,650 | Bonhams, Jan 2022 | |
| René Magritte | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2019 | ||
| René Magritte | Paysage de Baucis | Rago, Jun 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | L'Oeil 2 | Bonhams, Dec 2018 | ||
| René Magritte | Les Travaux d'Alexandre (from the Il Surrealismo tra le due | Rago, Jun 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | Sans titre | Christie's, Jun 2019 | ||
| René Magritte | Untitled (recto; verso) | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | Esquisee pour 'le bain de cristal' | Christie's, Jun 2019 |
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.