RENÉ MAGRITTE | Composition à la lune (recto - verso)

Private collection (acquired from the artist's widow)
Sale: Christie's, London, March 21, 2002, lot 134
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount in two points with tape along the upper. All four edges are unevenly cut. There is a small nick towards the centre of the upper edge. The sheet is undulating. Recto: The sheet is slightly light stained and ink appears to have slightly faded. There is a small area of paper skinning (approx. 1,5 cm wide) to the upper part of the right edge. There are scattered flattened creases. Verso: There is some glue and paper remnant to the centre of the upper edge consistent with a previous mounting. There is a small line of paper skinning to the upper part of the right edge. There are a few flattened creases in places. This work is in overall good condition.
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This work is a study for La vérité dans son bouquet de jasmin, 1954 (India ink and grey wash heightened with white gouache over pencil on paper, private collection).

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