Auction sale reference

René Magritte (1898-1967) A la rencontre du plaisir oil on canvas 18 1/8 x 21 5/8 in. (46 x 55 cm.)

Sold for £18,933,750 at Christie's on Feb 5, 2020.

Painting of a bowler-hatted figure facing a moonlit landscape through an opening in dark curtains.

Lot description

René Magritte (1898-1967) A la rencontre du plaisir 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

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