We were waiting for that one. When announcing its end-of-year sales, Christie's announced for this Friday, October 20, the sale of numerous masterpieces of modern art by Picasso, Magritte, Braque and above all... Miró. The Spanish artist was the big star of this sale with his painting Women, Moon and Star. The painting was so highly anticipated that its estimate was simply kept secret by the auction house. But now we have the answer! The painting ultimately sold for more than 20.7 million euros. A colossal sum which immediately places it in the top 20 most expensive works of the year 2023.

For those who don't have as much money to put down, you can fall back on the Bonhams sale on December 5 where a drawing by Miró, estimated at 10,000 euros, turns out to be significantly more affordable. In the meantime, we take note of this sale which writes another page in the History of art...