ID 1164080
Lot 302 | RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
Estimate value
£ 70 000 – 100 000
Jesus Christus [Tête de Christ]
signed and inscribed '-MAGRITTE RENÉ-D'APRÈS GAB MAX-' (upper right) and inscribed 'Jesus Christus' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
22 1⁄8 x 18 1⁄8 in. (56.2 x 46 cm.)
Painted circa 1918
Provenance
Reverend Uyllenbroeck, Schaerbeek.
Prosper Van de Weghe, Schaerbeek, a gift from the above.
Paul De Grauwe, Leuven, by descent from the above.
Private collection, Brussels.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2022.
Literature
S. Whitfield, ed., René Magritte, Newly Discovered Works, Catalogue Raisonné, vol. VI, Oil Paintings, Gouaches, Drawings, New Haven & London, 2012, no. 1, p. 14 (illustrated).
| Artist: | René Magritte (1898 - 1967) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
| Artist: | René Magritte (1898 - 1967) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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