RENÉ MAGRITTE | La Leçon d'esthétique

Private collection (acquired directly from the artist circa 1959-60)
Sale: Sotheby's, Olympia, October 24, 2001, lot 797
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt

Boone, Turchin Center for the Arts, The Omnipotent Dream: Man Ray, confluences and influences, 2003

Executed on cream wove squarred paper taken from an exercise book, not laid down. The lower edge is deckled and there are some binding holes along the upper edge. There are some remnants of tape to the lower part of the verso. The sheet is timestained and undulating. This work is in overall good condition.
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This work is a study for the painting La leçon d'esthétique, 1944 (oil on canvas, wherabouts unknown).

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Comité Magritte.