Lot 97
  • 97

René Magritte

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • René Magritte
  • La leçon de musique; L’art de vivre; and Untitled (Kaplan & Baum 15, 16, 19)
  • Etchings
  • each sheet: approx. 284 by 225mm 11 1/8 by 8 7/8 in
Three etchings, two printed in colours, 1968, each with printed signatures, numbered in pencil 22/150, 141/150, and 73/150 respectively, two on BFK Rives wove paper and one on Japon nacré paper, printed by Georges Visat at Atelier Georges Visat, Paris

Condition

With full margins, in good condition. Imperfections to the individual sheets include: K. & B. 15: with two handling creases in lower margin. K. & B. 16: a small area with minor skinning at upper sheet edge verso, two places with remains of previous hinges at upper sheet edge. K. & B. 19: with a small soft inconspicuous handling crease in beige background at centre right, two minuscule pin holes in upper right and lower left image (registration marks?), remains of previous hinge at lower right sheet edge verso. Each unframed. (Each with pencil inscriptions verso).
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