Lot 182 · The Fall/Winter Modern Art Week 2020
L'esprit et la forme
René Magritte · gouache, watercolor, pencil and paper collage on paper
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- Estimate
- $400,000–$600,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Fall/Winter Modern Art Week 2020, Paris · 7 November 2007
- Dimensions
- 18¼ x 14 1/8 in. (46.4 x 35.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5511898
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5511898 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5511898
René Magritte, L'esprit et la forme. Christie's, 7 Nov 2007, lot 182. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5511898.
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René Magritte, L'esprit et la forme. Christie's, 7 Nov 2007, lot 182. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5511898.
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From the same sale The Fall/Winter Modern Art Week 2020 · Nov 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternité | Ossip Zadkine | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Chasseur et chien | Henri De Toulouse-lautrec | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Autoportrait | Marie Laurencin | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Femme lisant | Fernand Léger | $35,000–$45,000 | |
| Figure | Georges Valmier | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| Le tir à l'arc | Georges Braque | $15,000–$20,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Magritte | La gare | $549,755 | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | |
| René Magritte | La Folie des grandeurs | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| René Magritte | Le Sens propre | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| René Magritte | La Naissance des fleurs | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| René Magritte | Le changement de vitesse | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | L'Explication | Christie's, Jun 2016 | ||
| René Magritte | rené magritte | la projection lumineuse | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| René Magritte | L'Océan | Sotheby's, May 2024 |
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