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RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)

Lot 208
05.03.2026 00:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 208 | RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
Estimate value
£ 2 000 000 – 3 000 000
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
Le lieu-dit (The spot on the map)
signed 'Magritte' (lower right); dated and inscribed '''LE LIEU-DIT'' 1955' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
31 5/8 x 23 ¾ in. (80.2 x 60.4 cm.)
Painted in 1955




Provenance

Alexander Iolas, New York, by whom acquired directly from the artist, by 1957.
Edwin & Lindy Bergman, Chicago, by whom acquired from the above, until at least 1965.
Renée Lachowsky, Brussels.
Roger and Josette Vanthournout, Belgium, by whom acquired from the above on 20 July 1969, and thence by descent.



Literature

R. Magritte, La carte d'après nature, no. 9, Brussels, August 1955 (illustrated).
L. Scutenaire, ‘En parlant un peu de Magritte’ in Cahiers d’art, Paris, no. 30, Paris, 1955, p. 254 (illustrated).
S. Hutin, 'René Magritte' in La Tour St-Jacques, Paris, March - April 1956, p. 143.
J. T. Soby, René Magritte, exh. cat., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1965, pp. 16 & 61 (illustrated p. 61; titled 'The Stated Place').
N. Calas, 'Pearls of Magritte' in Arts Magazine, New York, April 1972, p. 47.
D. Sylvester, S. Whitfield & M. Raeburn, eds., René Magritte, Catalogue raisonné, vol. III, Oil Paintings, Objects and Bronzes, 1949-1967, London, 1993, no. 825, p. 245 (illustrated).



Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Cahiers d'Art, Exposition de peintures & gouaches de René Magritte, December 1955 - January 1956, no. 5.
New York, Iolas Gallery, René Magritte, March – April 1957.
Chicago, The Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, René Magritte, March - April 1964, no. 2.
Little Rock, Arkansas Art Center, Magritte, May – June 1964.
Brussels, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, René Magritte, March - June 1998, no. 184, p. 186 (illustrated).
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