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- Estimate
- £180,000–£250,000 hammer ≈ $255,194–$354,437
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — THE ART OF THE SURREAL, London · 4 February 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6175391
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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André Masson, Les ombres. Christie's, 4 Feb 2002, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6175391.
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André Masson, Les ombres. Christie's, 4 Feb 2002, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6175391.
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From the same sale The Art of the Surreal · Feb 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| La mariée du vent | Max Ernst | £500,000–£700,000 | |
| Tempio greco | Giorgio De Chirico | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| De ou par Marcel Duchamp ou Rrose Sélavy (La boîte), series D | Marcel Duchamp | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Apparition de la ville de Delft | Salvador Dalí | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| La géante | René Magritte | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Céphalopode | Hans Bellmer | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| André Masson | Le fauteuil | $478,947 | Christie's, Feb 2015 | |
| André Masson | Les Magiciens | Sotheby's, Dec 2010 | ||
| André Masson | Don Quichotte et les enchanteurs | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| André Masson | l'éphémère | Sotheby's, May 2012 | ||
| André Masson | Le Jardin saccagé | Sotheby's, May 2012 | ||
| André Masson | le couple | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| André Masson | Pygmalion | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 | ||
| André Masson | L'œuf de verre | Christie's, Mar 2026 |
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.