René Magritte

Le coup de grâce

Found at Phillips, New York Auction
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 13
15. Nov - 15. Nov 2022
Estimate: 1.500.000 - 2.000.000 USD
Price realised: 1.966.000 USD
signed "Magritte" upper right; titled and dated ""LE COUP DE GRÂCE" 1947" on the reverse
oil on canvas
15 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (40.3 x 30.2 cm)
Painted in 1947, the authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Comité Magritte.

Auction result well in line with expectations

In November last year Phillips in New York held the auction 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, which included the work Le coup de grâce by René Magritte. It changed hands for a price of USD 1,966,000.00 (€ 1,904,485.13) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 1,500,000.00 – 2,000,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by René Magritte achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work L’empire des lumières in March last year with an auction result of GBP 59,422,000.00 (€ 70,451,468.85).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im November letzten Jahres führte Phillips in New York die Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Le coup de grâce von René Magritte zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 1.966.000,00 (€ 1.904.485,13) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 1.500.000,00 – 2.000.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von René Magritte erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit L’empire des lumières im März letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 59.422.000,00 (€ 70.451.468,85).

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