RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)

Lot 343
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ID 990435
Lot 343 | RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)

Études pour La Recherche de l'absolu

inscribed 'la recherche de l'absolu' (lower centre); inscribed again 'la Recherche de l'absolu.' (centre right)

ballpoint pen on paper

7 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (20 x 26.6 cm.)





Provenance

Harry Torczyner, New York, by whom probably acquired directly from the artist, by 1962.

Private collection, United States, by whom acquired from the above.



Literature

H. Torczyner, Magritte, Ideas and Images, Paris & New York, 1977, nos. 177 & 181, p. 267 (illustrated n.p.; with incorrect provenance).



Exhibited

Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, The Vision of René Magritte, September - October 1962, no. 73, n.p. (titled 'Five sketches for La Recherche de l'Absolu'; with incorrect medium).



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