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雷內∙馬格利特
描述
- 雷內·馬格利特
- 《黑暗的教訓》
- 款識:畫家簽名 Magritte(右上);簽名 Magritte、題款並紀年1956(背面)
- 水粉紙本
- 7 5/8 x 10英寸
- 19.5 x 25.4公分
來源
Thence by descent
展覽
出版
Letter from Barnet Hodes to Magritte, January 29, 1957
Letter from Magritte to Barnet Hodes, February 4, 1957
David Sylvester, ed., Sarah Whitfield & Michael Raeburn, René Magritte, Catalogue raisonné: Gouaches, Temperas, Watercolours and Papier Collés, 1918-1967, 1994, no. 1417, illustrated p. 191
Condition
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
拍品資料及來源
In a letter sent to Magritte in January 1957, Barnet Hodes – a Chicago collector and original owner of the present work – asked the artist for an explanation of the image: "Is this a study in shadows? Does the darkness of the room give meaning to the daylight outside?" (quoted in ibid., vol. IV, p. 191).
Magritte answered the collector’s question in a letter dated February 4, 1957: "It is a contrast between (or a bringing together of?) light and darkness. But the image was not conceived as a means of studying light and darkness. The image shows that enjoyment of the light and enjoyment of the dark are of equal value. It applies the means used for a technical study of darkness and light, but whereas in a study, the means – acquiring the means – is the aim, in the case of ‘Lesson from the Tenebrae’ the means were already at the painter’s disposal. De facto, it is darkness and light. De jure, it is pleasure" (ibid., vol. III, p. 234). This enigmatic coupling of light and darkness most famously personified Magritte’s celebrated series L’Empire des lumières.