Magritte High on the List

Result EUR547,240

Published on 15 January 2021, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 17 December 2020 - 19:00 (CET) - 60, rue de Richelieu - 75002 Paris

The Belgian master cultivated mystery, making play with different levels of interpretation. Some famous American faces appeared beside him.

René Magritte (1898-1967), Head with Female Torso, c. 1941, gouache on paper, 14.6... Magritte High on the List

René Magritte (1898-1967), Head with Female Torso, c. 1941, gouache on paper, 14.6 x 10 cm (5.7 x 3.9 in).
Result: €547,240

The program spanned the entire pictorial 20 th century, fetching a total of €1,798,791. Top place at €547,240 went to this small gouache (14.6 x 10 cm/5.7 x 3.9 in) by René Magritte (1898-1967). This Head with Female Torso executed around 1941 by the Belgian Surrealist master is yet another work requiring keys in order to understand it. It depicts an inverted…

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