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- Estimate
- £2,500,000–£3,500,000 hammer ≈ $3,989,957–$5,585,939
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, London · 3 February 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3908888
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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René Magritte, Le beau navire. Sotheby's, 3 Feb 2010, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908888.
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René Magritte, Le beau navire. Sotheby's, 3 Feb 2010, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908888.
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From the same sale Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale · Feb 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locomotive | Lyonel Feininger | £1,500,000–£2,500,000 | |
| Reclining Figure | Henry Moore | £2,500,000–£3,500,000 | |
| Jardin à Vernon or Paysage au bord de la Seine | Pierre Bonnard | £500,000–£700,000 | |
| L'Hospice et le phare de Honfleur | Georges Seurat | £300,000–£400,000 | |
| L'Homme qui marche I | Alberto Giacometti | £12,000,000–£18,000,000 | |
| Peinture (le pêcheur) | Joan Miró | £300,000–£400,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Magritte | La magie noire | $5,913,864 | Christie's, Mar 2024 | |
| René Magritte | Le savoir | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| René Magritte | Souvenir de voyage | Christie's, Feb 2023 | ||
| René Magritte | Le Droit chemin | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| René Magritte | Les eaux profondes | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | La lumière du pôle | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| René Magritte | La Leçon de choses | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | Le monde visible | Christie's, Nov 2022 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.