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- Estimate
- £50,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $87,670–$140,272
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale, London · 6 February 2006
- Dimensions
- 10 5/8 x 13¾ in. (27 x 35 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5721068
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5721068 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5721068
Max Ernst, Le blanc du ciel. Christie's, 6 Feb 2006, lot 127. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5721068.
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Max Ernst, Le blanc du ciel. Christie's, 6 Feb 2006, lot 127. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5721068.
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From the same sale The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale · Feb 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caja con piano y toro (tableau objet) | Óscar Domínguez | £40,000–£70,000 | |
| I pesci sacri | Giorgio De Chirico | £1,100,000–£1,500,000 | |
| Hyale | Francis Picabia | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Mirage | Salvador Dalí | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Galatée | Salvador Dalí | £800,000–£1,200,000 | |
| How super-realist Dalí saw Broadway | Salvador Dalí | £80,000–£120,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Ernst | Delight | $166,400 | Sotheby's, May 2026 | |
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| Max Ernst | Les palmiers qui dorment ou La Liberté | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Max Ernst | tremblement de terre | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Max Ernst | Un caprice de volcan | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Max Ernst | Barbares marchant vers l'ouest | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Max Ernst | Les Oiseaux qui ne peuvent pas voler | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 |
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