René Magritte Belgian, 1898-1967
Provenance
- Collection ELT Mesens, Brussels, (purchased in 1932-33).
- Sotheby’s New-York, Mai 2, 1974.
- Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery, (purchased at the sale above).
- Collection Charles Byron.
- Galerie Brachot, (purchased to Byron around 1989).
- Private Collection, Belgium (purchased in 1990).
- Christie’s London, February 2, 2010, lot 109.
- Private Collection, Belgium (purchased in 2014).
- Collection Galerie Retelet, Monaco (purchased in 2022).
Exhibitions
- New-York, M. Knoedler & Co., Surrealism in Arts, 5 février-6 Mars 1975.
- Tokyo Isetan Museum, Surrealism, février-septembre 1983, n°44.
- Bruxelles, Musée Magritte, exposition permanente depuis 2014.
- Lugano, Museum d’arte della svizzera, Magritte : Life line, 16 september - 6 january 2019.
Literature
- D. Sylvester, René Magritte, Catalogue Raisonné, Anvers, Fonds Mercator, 1993, vol. I, p.253, n°193.
- X. Canonne, J. Waseige, G. Comis, Magritte: Life Line, Milano, Skira, 2018, p. 91.
- Didier Ottinger, René Magritte, Düsseldorf, Pretsel, 1996, p. 124, n°39.