RENÉ MAGRITTE | Dessin sans titre

François Deknop, Brussels (acquired directly from the artist)
Private collection, Belgium

It has not been possible to see the work out of the frame. Executed on cream fibrous paper, not laid down, floating in its frame, affixed to a sheet of pink wove paper, which is affixed to the backing framing glass in four small points with tape at all four corners. There are a few pinholes towards the upper left corner. There are two tiny paper losses to both upper and lower left corners. There are three small horizontal repaired tears (the longest of which is approx. 2 cm long) and a smaller tear (approx. 0.3 cm long) along the left edge. There are a few flattened creases in places, notably to the upper and lower corners. The sheet is light stained with a few scattered spots of foxing. This work is in overall good condition.
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The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Comité Magritte.