René Magritte
Le Viol
Found at
Sothebys,
Paris
Collection André Mourgues, Alexandre Iolas et ses artistes, Lot 3
11. Mar - 17. Mar 2022
Collection André Mourgues, Alexandre Iolas et ses artistes, Lot 3
11. Mar - 17. Mar 2022
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 EUR
Price realised: 1.063.500 EUR
Price realised: 1.063.500 EUR
Description
René Magritte
1898 - 1967
Le Viol
indistinctly signed magritte (upper right); signed René MAGRITTE, titled ''LE VIOL'' and dated 1951 (on the reverse)
pencil on paper, in a turtle seashell frame
folded sheet: 14,8 x 12 cm; 5⅞ x 4¾ in.; entire sheet: 14,8 x 23,8 cm; 5⅞ x 9⅜ in.
Executed in 1951.
Please note that following the sale, this work will be physically presented to the Magritte Committee in Brussels in order to issue the certificate.
_____________________________________________________________ René Magritte
Alexandre Iolas, Paris (acquired directly from the artist) | Gift from the above to the present owner | _____________________________________________________________ | Alexandre Iolas, Paris (acquis directement auprès de l'artiste) | Don du précédent au propriétaire actuel
1898 - 1967
Le Viol
indistinctly signed magritte (upper right); signed René MAGRITTE, titled ''LE VIOL'' and dated 1951 (on the reverse)
pencil on paper, in a turtle seashell frame
folded sheet: 14,8 x 12 cm; 5⅞ x 4¾ in.; entire sheet: 14,8 x 23,8 cm; 5⅞ x 9⅜ in.
Executed in 1951.
Please note that following the sale, this work will be physically presented to the Magritte Committee in Brussels in order to issue the certificate.
_____________________________________________________________ René Magritte
Alexandre Iolas, Paris (acquired directly from the artist) | Gift from the above to the present owner | _____________________________________________________________ | Alexandre Iolas, Paris (acquis directement auprès de l'artiste) | Don du précédent au propriétaire actuel
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Le Viol by René Magritte was worth EUR 1,063,500.00 to a buyer in March last year. This price was achieved in the auction Collection André Mourgues, Alexandre Iolas et ses artistes at Sothebys in Paris and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of EUR 300,000.00 many times over. 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).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Le Viol von René Magritte war einem Käufer im März letzten Jahres EUR 1.063.500,00 wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Collection André Mourgues, Alexandre Iolas et ses artistes bei Sothebys in Paris erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von EUR 300.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. 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).
René Magritte - Auction history
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