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- Estimate
- $400,000–$600,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern Day Auction, New York · 19 November 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5254356
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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René Magritte, Le Calcul mental. Sotheby's, 19 Nov 2024, lot 504. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5254356.
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René Magritte, Le Calcul mental. Sotheby's, 19 Nov 2024, lot 504. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5254356.
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From the same sale Modern Day Auction · Nov 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niña con naturaleza muerta | Juan Soriano | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Figure | Kahlil Gibran | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| The Last Embrace | Jacques Lipchitz | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Pila de platos | Rufino Tamayo | $350,000–$450,000 | |
| Danseuses | Edgar Degas | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| Baigneurs | Maximilien Luce | $30,000–$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Magritte | Les Adieux | $508,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | |
| René Magritte | Le Sens propre | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| René Magritte | Dessin sans titre | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | Le changement de vitesse | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | Le Calcul mental | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| René Magritte | L'Océan | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | La folie des grandeurs (Megalomania) | Phillips, Nov 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | La Folie Almayer | Sotheby'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.