Description
Christies The Art Of The Surreal Evening Sale London 2/5/20 SALE 18340
Sale overview
Christie’s The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale will directly follow the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, launching 20th Century at Christie’s on 5 February 2020. The Surreal season is highlighted by René Magritte’s poetic masterpiece A la rencontre du plaisir (Towards Pleasure) (1962), which has remained in a private collection for over 50 years and has never been offered on the market until now. A total of seven paintings by Magritte are presented, spanning his oeuvre from 1928-62 with estimates ranging from £350,000 to £8,000,000. Further highlights include a new discovery, Salvador Dalí’s Sans titre, bateau à voiles dans la baie de Port Lligat (1960), as well as Max Ernst’s Paysage-effet d’attouchement (1934-35) and Francis Picabia’s Ligustri (1929).
Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) (3)
Ensor, James (1860-1949) (2)
Ernst, Max (1891-1976) (5)
Magritte, Rene (1898-1967) (7)
Masson, Andre (1896-1987) (1)
Matta, Roberto (1911-2002) (1)
Miró, Joan (1893-1983) (2)
Picabia, Francis (1879-1953) (2)
Tàpies, Antoni (1923-2012) (1)
