Modern & Contemporary Day Auction
Modern & Contemporary Day Auction
The Sky's The Limit: Property from an Important Belgian Collection
René Magritte
Galatée
Auction Closed
June 30, 02:45 PM GMT
Estimate
800,000 - 1,200,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Sky's The Limit: Property from an Important Belgian Collection
René Magritte
1898 - 1967
Galatée
signed Magritte (lower right); signed Magritte, titled and dated 1952 on the reverse
oil on canvas
50.5 by 70cm., 19⅞ by 27½in.
Framed: 72.5 by 93cm., 28½ by 36⅝in.
Painted in 1964.
Please note that this lot is subject to a guaranteed minimum price and an
irrevocable bid. Please refer to the online catalogue for information on guaranteed
property and irrevocable bids.
Margaret Krebs, Brussels (acquired from the artist)
Mme Leo Klees, Brussels (acquired by 1967)
Pierre Klees, Brussels (by descent from the above)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Mme Leo Klees, Brussels (acquired by 1967)
Pierre Klees, Brussels (by descent from the above)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Letter from Magritte to Bosmans, 28th May 1964
Letter from Magritte to Bosmans, 1st June 1964
Patrick Waldberg, René Magritte, Brussels, 1965, illustrated p. 44 (as dating from 1952)
David Sylvester (ed.), Sarah Whitfield, & Michael Raeburn, René Magritte, Catalogue Raisonné. Oil Paintings, Objects and Bronzes, 1946-1967, London, 1993, vol. III, no. 990, illustrated p. 395
Letter from Magritte to Bosmans, 1st June 1964
Patrick Waldberg, René Magritte, Brussels, 1965, illustrated p. 44 (as dating from 1952)
David Sylvester (ed.), Sarah Whitfield, & Michael Raeburn, René Magritte, Catalogue Raisonné. Oil Paintings, Objects and Bronzes, 1946-1967, London, 1993, vol. III, no. 990, illustrated p. 395