RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)

Lot 103
01.03.2022 13:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Vendu
£ 2 922 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
Commissionsee on Website%
Archive
La vente aux enchères est terminée. Vous ne pouvez plus enchérir.
Archive
ID 717780
Lot 103 | RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
Valeur estimée
£ 2 200 000 – 2 800 000
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)

La méditation

signed 'Magritte' (lower left); inscribed '"LA MEDITATION"' (on the reverse)

oil on canvas

19 7⁄8 x 25 5⁄8 in. (50.5 x 65 cm.)

Painted in 1936







Provenance

Edward James, West Dean, West Sussex, by whom probably acquired from The London Gallery in 1937.

The Edward James Foundation, West Dean, West Sussex; sale, Christie's, New York, 13 November 1984, lot 148.

Private collection, New York, by whom acquired at the above sale.





Literature

L. Scutenaire, Magritte, Antwerp, 1948, pl. 7 (illustrated).

H. Torczyner, Magritte: Ideas and Images, New York, 1977, no. 345, n.p. (illustrated; dated '1937' and with incorrect dimensions).

J.J. Spector, 'Magritte's La lampe philosophique: A Study of Word and Image in Surrealism', in Dada/Surrealism, vol. 7, New York, 1 January 1977, pp. 122, 125 & 127 (dated '1937').

D. Sylvester, ed., René Magritte, Catalogue raisonné, vol. II, Oil Paintings and Objects, 1931-1948, London, 1993, no. 410, p. 225 (image inverted; illustrated correctly vol. V, p. 30).

Exh. cat., René Magritte, 1948: La période vache, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, 2008, p. 135 (illustrated fig. III.17, p. 129).





Exhibited

The Hague, Huize Esher Surrey, René Magritte, November - December 1936, no. 10.

London, The London Gallery, Pictures by Young Belgian Artists, January - February 1937, no. 19.

Durham, Dunelt House, Durham Surrealist Festival, November - December 1968, no. 2, p. 14.

London, Tate Gallery, Magritte, February - March 1969, no. 54.

Manchester, City Art Gallery, Surrealist Pictures from the Edward James Collection, May - June 1969, no. 19 (dated '1937'); this Arts Council of Great Britain exhibition later travelled to Birmingham, City Art Museum and Gallery, June - July 1969; Norwich, Norwich Castle Museum, August - September 1969; Hull, Ferrens Art Gallery, September - October 1969; Bath, Holburne of Menstrie Museum, October - November 1969; Plymouth, City Museum of Art, November - December 1969.

London, Marlborough Fine Art, Magritte, October - November 1973, no. 32, p. 40 (illustrated p. 80; dated '1937' and with incorrect dimensions).

Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, The Edward James Collection: Dalí, Magritte and Other Surrealists, August - September 1976, no. 35, p. 9 (dated '1937'; with incorrect dimensions).

London, The Hayward Gallery, Magritte, May - August 1992, no. 73, n.p. (illustrated; with incorrect dimensions); this exhibition later travelled to New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, September - November 1992.

Brussels, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, René Magritte, March - June 1998, no. 113, p. 129 (illustrated).





Special Notice


Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
Christie''s has provided a minimum price guarantee and has a direct financial interest in this lot. Christie''s has financed all or a part of such interest through a third party. Such third parties generally benefit financially if a guaranteed lot is sold. See the Important Notices in the Conditions of Sale for more information.
Adresse de l'enchère CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
Royaume-Uni
Aperçu
01.03.2022 – 01.03.2022
Téléphone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
E-mail
Commission see on Website
Conditions d'utilisationConditions d'utilisation

Plus du Créateur

RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
£3 000 000
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898 – 1967)
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898 – 1967)
£2 400 000
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
£600 000
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
£400 000
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
£300 000
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
£30 000 000
RENE MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
RENE MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
$5 500 000
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
£70 000

Termes connexes

?>