Magritte's Masked Apples to Set New Record for Sotheby's in France
‘La Valse hesitation,’ which has not been publicly seen since 1979, is expected to sell for between €10 and €15 million.
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‘La Valse hesitation,’ which has not been publicly seen since 1979, is expected to sell for between €10 and €15 million.
A painting by René Magritte, the 20th-century Belgian master, is expected to become the most valuable surrealist work ever to go up for auction in France.
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Sotheby's second Surrealism evening sale in Paris on March 15 totaled €16.98 million, below the lower end of the presale expectations.