Lot 160 · Twentieth Century Art
Projet pour "La nécessité de la vie et La Conséquences des rêves" (recto) Pouvoir tout dire: Portrait d'Eluard (verso)
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,612–$9,918
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — TWENTIETH CENTURY ART, London (South Kensington) · 7 December 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6609066
- Record
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René Magritte, Projet pour "La nécessité de la vie et La Conséquences des rêves" (recto) Pouvoir tout dire: Portrait d'Eluard (verso). Christie's, 7 Dec 1998, lot 160. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6609066.
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René Magritte, Projet pour "La nécessité de la vie et La Conséquences des rêves" (recto) Pouvoir tout dire: Portrait d'Eluard (verso). Christie's, 7 Dec 1998, lot 160. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6609066.
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From the same sale Twentieth Century Art · Dec 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stage designs for various productions | Alexandra Exter | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Black Letter A | Alexander Calder | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Dog | Yannis Gaitis | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Head | Yannis Gaitis | £600–£800 | |
| Flußss Magdeburg | Maryan Zurek | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Nature morte avec poissons et pichet | Antoni Clavé | £5,000–£7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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