Lot 485 · Impressionist & Modern Works on Paper
Etude pour 'Le lieu commun' ( recto ); Esquisses ( verso )
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $16,403–$24,605
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — IMPRESSIONIST & MODERN WORKS ON PAPER, London · 6 February 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6065367
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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René Magritte, Etude pour 'Le lieu commun' ( recto ); Esquisses ( verso ). Christie's, 6 Feb 2003, lot 485. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6065367.
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René Magritte, Etude pour 'Le lieu commun' ( recto ); Esquisses ( verso ). Christie's, 6 Feb 2003, lot 485. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6065367.
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From the same sale Impressionist & Modern Works on Paper · Feb 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tête | Paul Cézanne | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Concarneau | Paul Signac | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Moïse recevant les Tables de la Loi | Marc Chagall | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Gala | Salvador Dalí | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Paysage | Jean François Millet | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Lettre à Albert Hecht | Edouard Manet | £30,000–£50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Magritte | Sheet of studies | $19,924 | Christie's, Jun 2022 | |
| René Magritte | Ceci n'est pas une pipe (Kaplan & Baum 2) | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| René Magritte | Étude | Sotheby's, Dec 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | Chameau et fenêtre | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| René Magritte | Salon de mai (May Salon) (K. & B. 4) | Phillips, Jan 2026 | ||
| René Magritte | Le Bouchon | Rago, Mar 2026 | ||
| René Magritte | Lettre manuscrite ornée d'un dessin aquarellé | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | Lettre illustrée à Suzi Gablik. 1963. Belle lettre sur le su | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 |
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.