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- Estimate
- $3,000,000–$4,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist/Modern Evening Sale, New York · 3 November 2009
- Dimensions
- 32 x 39 1/8 in. (81.3 x 99.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5220006
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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René Magritte, Le Cicérone. Christie's, 3 Nov 2009, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5220006.
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René Magritte, Le Cicérone. Christie's, 3 Nov 2009, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5220006.
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From the same sale Impressionist/Modern Evening Sale · Nov 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Néréides, grand modèle dit aussi "Trois Sirènes" ou "La Vague" | Auguste Rodin | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Le Quai Malaquais et l'Institut | Camille Pissarro | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Fleurs et fruits | Henri Fantin-latour | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Vieux port de Cannes | Paul Signac | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Weaver | Vincent Van Gogh | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Monument à Paul Cézanne | Aristide Maillol | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Magritte | La leçon de musique | $3,114,065 | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | |
| René Magritte | L'Incendie | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | rené magritte | le sens propre | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| René Magritte | Le Symbole dissimulé | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | La méditation | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| René Magritte | Composition on a sea shore | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | Ceci est un morceau de fromage | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | La jeunesse illustrée | Christie'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.