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RENE MAGRITTE (1898-1967)

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ID 1209428
Lot 31 | RENE MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
RENE MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
Magritte, R.
Le Séducteur
signed 'Magritte' (upper right); dated, titled and numbered '"LE SÉDUCTEUR" (III) 1951' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
19 ¾ x 23 5/8 in. (49.4 x 60 cm.)
Painted in 1951




Provenance

Jean Bourjou, Brussels (acquired from the artist, probably in 1951, until at least 1968).
Galerie Isy Brachot, Brussels (acquired from the above, circa early 1980s).
Samir Traboulsi, Paris (acquired from the above).
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 22 June 1993, lot 74.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.



Literature

J. Meuris, Magritte, Paris, 1988, p. 145, no. 217 (illustrated in color; dated 1953 and with incorrect dimensions).
D. Sylvester and S. Whitfield, René Magritte: Catalogue Raisonné, Oil Paintings, Objects and Bronzes, 1949-1967, London, 1993, vol. III, p. 178, no. 755 (illustrated).



Exhibited

Brussels, Galeries Dietrich and Lou Cosyn, Magritte, April 1951, no. 13.
Brussels, Galerie Isy Brachot, Magritte: Cent cinquante œuvres, January-February 1968, no. 95.
(possibly) Brussels, Galerie Isy Brachot, Magritte, March-May 1979, no. 46.
Paris, Galerie Isy Brachot, Magritte, February-April 1984, no. 16.
London, The Hayward Gallery, The South Bank Centre; New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Houston, The Menil Collection, Magritte, May 1992-May 1993, no. 104 (illustrated in color).
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