The Roger and Josette Vanthournout Collection Evening Sale Could Realize $38.31m

Rene Magritte La plaine de l'air (The plain of the air) (1940) is the highest-value lot announced by Christie's in its 'Modern Visionaries - The Roger and Josette Vanthournout Collection - Evening Sale' in London on March 5.

• Pre-sale low estimates total $38.31m (GBP28.09m).

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• 31 works are for sale.
• Estimates total: $38.31m (low) and $58.69m (high), excluding premiums.
• 0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Rene Magritte, La plaine de l'air (The plain of the air) (1940), which is estimated to sell for between $4.77m and $7.5m. It has been traded 3 times in the past.

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