Lot 209 · Impressionist/ModernWorks on Paper
L'usage de la parole
René Magritte · brush and India ink on paper
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $8,362–$11,708
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist/ModernWorks on Paper, London · 9 April 1998
- Dimensions
- 3¾ x 5 5/8 in. (9.4 x 14.1 cm.); shaped
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4863854
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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René Magritte, L'usage de la parole. Christie's, 9 Apr 1998, lot 209. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4863854.
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René Magritte, L'usage de la parole. Christie's, 9 Apr 1998, lot 209. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4863854.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Yves Tanguy | £5,000–£7,000 | |
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