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René Magritte and the Art of Enigma

NEW YORK | 17 MAY 2022

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Painted in Magritte’s quintessential Surrealist period, L’Imprudent challenges the notion of perception and gives rise to one of the most powerful devices in the artist’s oeuvre—the trope of the duplicate. This masterful work will be offered at Sotheby's Modern Evening Auction in New York, 17 May 2022, presented in partnership with CELINE.

Modern Evening Auction

17 May 2022 | 7:00 PM EDT | New York

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