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- Estimate
- £1,800,000–£2,500,000 hammer ≈ $2,819,677–$3,916,219
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L13006, London · 19 June 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4185339
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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René Magritte, L'idée. Sotheby's, 19 Jun 2013, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4185339.
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René Magritte, L'idée. Sotheby's, 19 Jun 2013, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4185339.
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From the same sale L13006 · Jun 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sans titre | Wassily Kandinsky | £450,000–£650,000 | |
| La Musique or l'orchestre rouge or les sept arts | Salvador Dalí | £4,500,000–£6,500,000 | |
| Bords du Loing près de Moret | Alfred Sisley | £2,000,000–£3,000,000 | |
| Sur la plage | Pablo Picasso | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Le Cheval de bois | Pablo Picasso | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Black Rocker, Yellow Moon | Alexander Calder | £300,000–£400,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Magritte | Le retour | $7,421,107 | Christie's, Feb 2023 | |
| René Magritte | Le promenoir des amants | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| René Magritte | La lumière du pôle | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| René Magritte | Le monde visible | Christie's, Nov 2022 | ||
| René Magritte | L’invitation au voyage | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | Le Droit chemin | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| René Magritte | Perspective: Le balcon de Manet | Christie's, Feb 2020 | ||
| René Magritte | Le Buste impassible | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 |
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.