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René Magritte
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
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Description
- René Magritte
- LA NUIT D'AMOUR
- signed Magritte (lower right)
- gouache, gold paint and watercolour on paper
- 45 by 36.2cm., 17 3/4 by 14 1/4 in.
Provenance
International Galleries, Chicago (acquired in 1962 until 1976)
Private Collection, USA (sale: Sotheby's, London, 2nd July 1980, lot 371)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie du Faubourg, Magritte: peintures et gouaches, 1948, probably no. 21
Literature
René Magritte: la periode 'vache' (exhibition catalogue), Musée Cantini, Marseille, 1992, illustrated in the catalogue p. 40
David Sylvester (ed.), Sarah Whitfield & Michael Raeburn, René Magritte, Catalogue Raisonné. Gouaches, Temperas, Watercolours and Papiers Collés 1918-1967, Antwerp, 1994, vol. IV, no. 1259, illustrated p. 101
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, attached to the overmount along all four edges on the reverse. There are minor pinhead-sized spots of foxing visible in the lighter tones at the lower and upper right of image. There is some scattered foxing to the edges of the reverse of the sheet. The colours are bright and fresh. The work is in very good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."