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- Estimate
- £9,000,000–£12,000,000 hammer ≈ $12,280,461–$16,373,948
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection Evening Auction, London · 17 September 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5317175
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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René Magritte, La Statue volante. Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2025, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5317175.
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René Magritte, La Statue volante. Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2025, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5317175.
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From the same sale Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection Evening Auction · Sep 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exacte sensibilité | Óscar Domínguez | £600,000–£800,000 | |
| Unique Structure Végétale Mirror and Wall Light | Claude Lalanne | £350,000–£450,000 | |
| Unique Entrelacs Bench | Claude Lalanne | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Madonna and Self-Portrait with Skeleton's Arm (After Munch) | Andy Warhol | £1,500,000–£2,000,000 | |
| Nu et deux têtes | Pablo Picasso | £350,000–£450,000 | |
| Nous sommes trahis | Victor Brauner | £350,000–£450,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Magritte | rené magritte | l'ovation | $14,052,000 | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | |
| René Magritte | La magie noire | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | Le Banquet | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | La Traversée difficile | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | L'art de la conversation | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| René Magritte | La Belle promenade | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| René Magritte | Le Jockey perdu | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | Shéhérazade | 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.