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The Art Of The Surreal Evening Sale
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The Art Of The Surreal Evening Sale
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René Magritte (1898-1967)
A la rencontre du plaisir
Estimate GBP 8,000,000 - GBP 12,000,000
Price realised GBP 18,933,750
signed ‘Magritte’ (upper right); inscribed ‘"À LA RENCONTRE DU PLAISIR"’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 21 5/8 in. (46 x 55 cm.)
Painted in 1962
Provenance
Private collection, Brussels, by whom acquired directly from the artist in July 1962, and thence by descent.
René Magritte (1898-1967)
Le baiser
Estimate GBP 2,400,000 - GBP 3,400,000
Price realised GBP 2,891,250
signed 'Magritte' (lower left)
gouache on paper
10 5/8 x 13 ¼ in. (27 x 33.8 cm.)
Executed circa 1957
Provenance
Alain Tarica, Paris.
Galerie Isy Brachot, Brussels.
Private collection, Switzerland, by whom acquired from the above circa 1983; sale, Christie's, London, 7 February 2005, lot 73.
Private collection, London, by whom acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, London, 2 February 2010, lot 116.
Private collection, Europe, by whom acquired at the above sale; sale, Christie's, London, 23 June 2015, lot 7.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
René Magritte (1898-1967)
Perspective: Le balcon de Manet
Estimate GBP 3,500,000 - GBP 5,500,000
Price realised GBP 3,724,750
signed 'Magritte' (lower right); signed, inscribed and dated '"PERSPECTIVE (LE BALCON DE MANET)." MAGRITTE 1949' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
31 ½ x 23 5/8 in. (80 x 60 cm.)
Painted in 1949
Provenance
Alexander Iolas, New York, by whom acquired directly from the artist on 16 September 1949.
Jean and Dominique de Menil, Houston, by whom acquired from the above in 1954.
Alexander Iolas, New York, by whom acquired from the above, between 1961 and 1964.
Mario Tazzoli, Milan, by whom acquired from the above in 1964.
Dr Umberto Agnelli, Turin, by whom acquired from the above, by 1965.
Charles Byron, New York, by whom acquired from the above, circa 1969-1970.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in the 1970s.
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Ballerine en tête de mort
Estimate GBP 300,000 - GBP 500,000
Price realised GBP 587,250
signed and dated 'Dali 1932 ?' (upper centre)
oil on canvas
9 5/8 x 7 ¾ in. (24.5 x 19.5 cm.)
Painted circa 1939
Provenance
Georges Hugnet, Paris.
Kunsthandel Den Tijd (Leo Dohmen), Antwerp.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 30 June 1987, lot 230.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Sans titre, bateau à voiles dans la baie de Port Lligat
Estimate GBP 1,500,000 - GBP 2,500,000
Price realised GBP 1,811,250
signed and dated 'Dalí 1960' (lower left)
oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 22 ½ in. (45.9 x 57.2 cm.)
Painted in 1960.
Sold together with the study for the present work:
Sans titre, bateau à voiles dans la baie de Port Lligat
signed and dated 'Dalí 1960' (lower right)
pen and ink on paper
11 3/8 x 12 7/8 in. (28.8 x 32.8 cm.)
Executed in 1960
Provenance
Walter Leo Ankli, Barcelona, by whom acquired directly from the artist in 1960.
Walter J. Ankli, Barcelona, by descent from the above.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2010.
René Magritte (1898-1967)
Les fleurs de l'abîme
Estimate GBP 1,200,000 - GBP 1,800,000
Price realised GBP 1,391,250
signed 'Magritte' (lower left); inscribed and numbered '"LES FLEURS DE L'ABIME" (I)' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
21 ¼ x 28 ¾ in. (54.1 x 73 cm.)
Painted in 1928
Provenance
Galerie L’Epoque [Paul Gustave Van Hecke], Brussels, by 1929.
Galerie Le Centaure, Brussels, 1929.
(probably) Jean Bastien, by 1931.
Claude Spaak, Brussels, by whom acquired in the 1930s.
Obelisk Gallery, London.
Harry Torczyner, New York, by whom acquired from the above in 1961, until at least 1979.
Christian Fayt, Knokke.
Private collection, Brussels, by whom acquired from the above in the late 1980s, and thence by descent to the present owner.
René Magritte (1898-1967)
Le somnambule
Estimate GBP 600,000 - GBP 900,000
Price realised GBP 1,691,250
signed ‘Magritte’ (upper right); inscribed and dated ‘“LE SOMNAMBULE” 1946’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
21 3/8 x 25 5/8 in. (54.3 x 65.2 cm.)
Painted in 1946
Provenance
Louis Scutenaire, Brussels, by whom acquired directly from the artist, until at least 1965.
Private collection, Brussels.
Galerie Patrick Derom, Brussels.
Acquired from the above by the present owner on 26 December 2001.
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
The Flight, The Temptation, The Love, The Broken Wings
Estimate GBP 180,000 - GBP 250,000
Price realised GBP 515,250
signed and dated 'Gala Salvador Dalí 1945' (lower left)
oil on panel
8 7/8 x 20 in. (22.5 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in 1945
Provenance
George de Cuevas (Jorge Cuevas Bartholín), New York, by whom probably acquired directly from the artist.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 11 November 1999, lot 391.
Anonymous sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 11 October 2000, lot 41.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 7 February 2005, lot 87.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
