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Lot 462 · The Art of Design The Lex Aitken & Alfredo Bouret Gonzalez Collection, Sydney and Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, 39 Brook Street, Mayfair

La leçon de musique

René Magritte

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Estimate
$28,000–$35,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — The Art of Design The Lex Aitken & Alfredo Bouret Gonzalez Collection, Sydney and Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, 39 Brook Street, Mayfair, London (South Kensington) · 7 November 2001
Record ID
TB-2026-6205974
Record
first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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René Magritte, La leçon de musique. Christie's, 7 Nov 2001, lot 462. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6205974.

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