At 03:30 on March 6, 2025, Christie’s “Surrealist Art Evening Sale” was held as scheduled in London.The total transaction amount of 25 lots in this auction reached 48.0712 million pounds, with a total transaction rate of 96%, and a total of 9 million-pound-level lots were born.,Among them, 56% of the lots were sold above the estimated price, and 36% were sold within the estimated price.René Magritte's "La Reconnaissance Infinie" was sold for 10.315 million pounds, becoming the highest-paid work in this auction.

New Record:
Paul Delvaux, Leon Spilliat and many other artists set new second-highest prices for artists;
Jean Arp, Enrico Donati and many other artists set new records for the third highest price for an artist;
 

TOP1 of this transaction:

René Magritte's "La Reconnaissance Infinie" was sold for 8.7 million pounds, plus commission for 10.315 million pounds.

TOP2 of this transaction:

Paul Delvaux's "La Ville Endormie" was sold for 5.1 million pounds, plus commission for 6.175 million pounds.

TOP3 transactions in this session:

René Magritte's "La Lumière Du Pôle" was sold for £4 million, plus commission for £4.88 million.

Other sold lots:

In addition to the top three most expensive lots, the auction also includes many masterpieces by Chinese and Western artists, including Paul Delvaux, Jean Arp, Max Ernst, René Magritte and other artists.

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