Modern & Contemporary Art

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René Magritte

Étude

Lot closes

December 5, 02:53 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 EUR

Current Bid

10,000 EUR

1 Bid

Reserve met

Lot Details

Description

René Magritte

1898 - 1967

Étude


pencil on paper laid down on cardboard

image: 17,8 x 25,6 cm; 7 x 10 ⅛ in.; sheet: 22,2 x 30,2 cm; 8 ¾ x 11 ⅞ in.


The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Comité Magritte.

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René Magritte

1898 - 1967

Étude


crayon sur papier marouflé sur carton

image: 17,8 x 25,6 cm; 7 x 10 ⅛ in.; feuille: 22,2 x 30,2 cm; 8 ¾ x 11 ⅞ in.


L'authenticité de cette œuvre a été confirmée par le Comité Magritte.

Georgette Magritte, Brussels (the artist's widow; by descent from the artist and until her death in 1986)

Sotheby's London, 2 July 1987, lot 859 (consigned by the estate of the above)

Acquired from the above by the present owner

David Sylvester & Sarah Whitfield, eds., René Magritte, Catalogue Raisonné, Oil Paintings and Objects, 1931-1948, vol. II, London, 1993, p. 264, fig. b, illustrated