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- Estimate
- £140,000–£180,000 hammer ≈ $255,274–$328,209
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale , London · 2 February 2004
- Dimensions
- 14 1/8 x 18¼ in. (35.9 x 46.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5957622
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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René Magritte, Le banquet. Christie's, 2 Feb 2004, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5957622.
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René Magritte, Le banquet. Christie's, 2 Feb 2004, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5957622.
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From the same sale The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale · Feb 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composition | Joan Miró | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| Pygmalion | André Masson | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| Femmes et oiseau dans la nuit | Joan Miró | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Figure ou personnage animal | André Masson | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Untitled | René Magritte | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Muschelblume | Max Ernst | £35,000–£55,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Magritte | L'Océan | $355,600 | Sotheby's, May 2024 | |
| René Magritte | Le changement de vitesse | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | Le Sens propre | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| René Magritte | la malédiction | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| René Magritte | Les Adieux | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| René Magritte | L'Usage de la parole | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | Dessin sans titre | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | La Couseuse | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 |
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.