René Magritte
1898 - 1967
Le Viol
indistinctly signed magritte (upper right); signed René MAGRITTE, titled ''LE VIOL'' and dated 1951 (on the reverse)
pencil on paper, in a turtle seashell frame
folded sheet: 14,8 x 12 cm; 5⅞ x 4¾ in.; entire sheet: 14,8 x 23,8 cm; 5⅞ x 9⅜ in.
Executed in 1951.
Please note that following the sale, this work will be physically presented to the Magritte Committee in Brussels in order to issue the certificate.
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René Magritte
1898 - 1967
Le Viol
signé indistinctement magritte (en haut à droite); signé René MAGRITTE, titré ''LE VIOL'' et daté 1951 (au revers)
crayon sur papier, dans un cadre en écaille de tortue
feuille pliée: 14,8 x 12 cm; 5⅞ x 4¾ in.; feuille entière: 14,8 x 23,8 cm; 5⅞ x 9⅜ in.
Exécuté en 1951.
Veuillez noter qu'à l'issue de la vente, cette œuvre sera présentée physiquement au Comité Magritte à Bruxelles pour l'établissement du certificat.
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Alexandre Iolas, Paris (acquired directly from the artist)
Gift from the above to the present owner
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Alexandre Iolas, Paris (acquis directement auprès de l'artiste)
Don du précédent au propriétaire actuel
Louis Aragon, L'Œuvre poétique, 1930-33, Tome V 1930-1933, Paris, 1975, illustrated np.
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Louis Aragon, L'Œuvre poétique, 1930-33, Tome V 1930-1933, Paris, 1975, reproduit np.
Yamaguchi, The Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art; Tokyo, National Museum of Modern Art & Tokyo, Tokyo Shimbun, René Magritte, 1988, no. 110, illustrated in the catalogue
Paris, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Magritte, 2003, illustrated in the catalogue
Paris, Fondation Dina Vierny - Musée Maillol, Magritte tout en papier, collages, dessins, gouaches, 2006, illustrated in the catalogue p. 53
Brussels, Musées Royaux de Belgique, Musée Magritte, Exposition inaugurale, 2009
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Yamaguchi, The Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art; Tokyo, National Museum of Modern Art & Tokyo, Tokyo Shimbun, René Magritte, 1988, no. 110, reproduit dans le catalogue
Paris, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Magritte, 2003, reproduit dans le catalogue
Paris, Fondation Dina Vierny - Musée Maillol, Magritte tout en papier, collages, dessins, gouaches, 2006, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 53
Bruxelles, Musées Royaux de Belgique, Musée Magritte, Exposition inaugurale, 2009