Sotheby's Surrealism and Its Legacy Auction Could Realize $29.73m

3 min read · 08 Oct 2026

Morceaux Choisis by Rene Magritte estimated at $5.62m (low) to $7.86m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

La Tige de la fleur rouge pousse vers la lune by Joan Miro estimated at $5.05m (low) to $7.3m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Mobile by Alexander Calder estimated at $2.25m (low) to $3.37m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

L'Horizon by Rene Magritte estimated at $2.25m (low) to $3.37m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Alexander the Great by Andy Warhol estimated at $2.02m (low) to $2.81m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Morceaux Choisis by Rene Magritte estimated at $5.62m (low) to $7.86m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Rene Magritte Morceaux Choisis (1950) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Surrealism and Its Legacy' auction in Paris on October 23.

Pre-sale low estimates total $29.73m (EUR26.47m).

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33 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $29.73m (low) and $42.91m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Rene Magritte, Morceaux Choisis (1950), which is estimated to sell for between $5.62m and $7.86m. It has been traded 3 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

2 works are backed by guarantees, including: Andy Warhol, Alexander the Great (1982). It is estimated to sell for between $2.02m and $2.81m. It has been traded once in the past.

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Estimates and totals are converted into US dollars.

Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.

All figures are accurate at time of publication.

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