Lot Essay
A photo-certificate from David Sylvester dated London, February 20, 1990, accompanies this painting which will be included in his Magritte catalogue raisonné.
Details
RENE MAGRITTE
Le montagnard
signed lower left Magritte--titled and dated on the reverse "LE MONTAGNARD" 1947--oil on canvas
29 1/8 x 19¾ in. (74 x 50 cm.)
Painted in 1948
Le montagnard
signed lower left Magritte--titled and dated on the reverse "LE MONTAGNARD" 1947--oil on canvas
29 1/8 x 19¾ in. (74 x 50 cm.)
Painted in 1948
Provenance
Mr. De Knop, Brussels (acquired from the artist)
Literature
H. Torczyner, Magritte Ideas and Images, New York, 1977, no. 420 (illustrated, p. 193)
Exhibited
Brussels, Galerie Isy Brachot, Rene Magritte, Jan.-Feb., 1968, no. 63
Ypres, Provincial Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Kunst in/als vraag, 1981
Ypres, Provincial Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Kunst in/als vraag, 1981