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Leonard & Louise Riggio: Collected Works
RENE MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
Les droits de l'homme
Details
RENE MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
Les droits de l'homme
signed 'Magritte' (lower left); dated and titled '"LES DROITS DE L'HOMME" 1947-1948' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
57 x 45 1⁄8 in. (144.8 x 114.6 cm.)
Painted in 1947-1948
Les droits de l'homme
signed 'Magritte' (lower left); dated and titled '"LES DROITS DE L'HOMME" 1947-1948' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
57 x 45 1⁄8 in. (144.8 x 114.6 cm.)
Painted in 1947-1948
Provenance
Irving Abbey, New York (acquired from the artist, 1949).
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York (by 1960).
Galleria del Naviglio, Milan (by 1962).
Private collection, Venice (acquired from the above); sale, Christie's, London, 26 March 1984, lot 36.
Marisa del Re Gallery, New York (acquired at the above sale).
The Pace Gallery, New York (acquired from the above).
Mark Goodson, New York (acquired from the above, 17 December 1985).
PaceWildenstein, New York (acquired from the above).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 24 October 1996.
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York (by 1960).
Galleria del Naviglio, Milan (by 1962).
Private collection, Venice (acquired from the above); sale, Christie's, London, 26 March 1984, lot 36.
Marisa del Re Gallery, New York (acquired at the above sale).
The Pace Gallery, New York (acquired from the above).
Mark Goodson, New York (acquired from the above, 17 December 1985).
PaceWildenstein, New York (acquired from the above).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 24 October 1996.
Literature
Letter from R. Magritte to P. Nougé, 17 January 1948.
Letter from R. Magritte to A. Iolas, 8 January 1949.
Letter from B. Jackson to R. Magritte, 5 June 1949.
Letter from A. Iolas to R. Magritte, 5 July 1949.
Letter from A. Iolas to R. Magritte, 12 December 1949.
Letter from R. Magritte to A. Iolas, 16 December 1949.
Letter from R. Magritte to A. Bosmans, 20 September 1961.
L. Pierard, "Magritte: Le Surréaliste" in Le Peuple, 30 January 1948.
L. Scutenaire, Magritte, Antwerp, 1948 (illustrated, pl. 17).
Magritte, exh. cat., Galleria l'Attico, Rome, January 1963 (illustrated; dated 1945).
J. Canaday, "Floating Rocks and Flaming Tubas" in Horizon, vol. V, no. 3, January 1963, p. 82 (illustrated in color, p. 83).
N. Calas, "Pearls of Magritte" in Arts Magazine, vol. 46, April 1972, pp. 47-49, no. 6.
L. Scutenaire, Avec Magritte, Brussels, 1977, p. 130 (illustrated).
H. Torczyner, Magritte: Ideas and Images, New York, 1977, pp. 153 and 268, no. 302 (illustrated, p. 153).
F. Perceval, ed., René Magritte: Lettres à André Bosmans, 1958-1967, Paris, 1990, p. 201.
S. Gablik, Magritte, New York, 1991, pp. 31 and 200, no. 21 (illustrated, p. 30).
D. Sylvester, ed., René Magritte, Catalogue Raisonné: Oil Paintings and Objects, 1931-1948, London, 1993, vol. II, pp. 395-396, no. 638 (illustrated, p. 395).
R. Hughes, The Portable Magritte, New York, 2001, pp. 265 and 435 (illustrated in color, p. 265).
A. Blavié, ed., René Magritte: Ecrits complets, Paris, 2016, p. 261.
Letter from R. Magritte to A. Iolas, 8 January 1949.
Letter from B. Jackson to R. Magritte, 5 June 1949.
Letter from A. Iolas to R. Magritte, 5 July 1949.
Letter from A. Iolas to R. Magritte, 12 December 1949.
Letter from R. Magritte to A. Iolas, 16 December 1949.
Letter from R. Magritte to A. Bosmans, 20 September 1961.
L. Pierard, "Magritte: Le Surréaliste" in Le Peuple, 30 January 1948.
L. Scutenaire, Magritte, Antwerp, 1948 (illustrated, pl. 17).
Magritte, exh. cat., Galleria l'Attico, Rome, January 1963 (illustrated; dated 1945).
J. Canaday, "Floating Rocks and Flaming Tubas" in Horizon, vol. V, no. 3, January 1963, p. 82 (illustrated in color, p. 83).
N. Calas, "Pearls of Magritte" in Arts Magazine, vol. 46, April 1972, pp. 47-49, no. 6.
L. Scutenaire, Avec Magritte, Brussels, 1977, p. 130 (illustrated).
H. Torczyner, Magritte: Ideas and Images, New York, 1977, pp. 153 and 268, no. 302 (illustrated, p. 153).
F. Perceval, ed., René Magritte: Lettres à André Bosmans, 1958-1967, Paris, 1990, p. 201.
S. Gablik, Magritte, New York, 1991, pp. 31 and 200, no. 21 (illustrated, p. 30).
D. Sylvester, ed., René Magritte, Catalogue Raisonné: Oil Paintings and Objects, 1931-1948, London, 1993, vol. II, pp. 395-396, no. 638 (illustrated, p. 395).
R. Hughes, The Portable Magritte, New York, 2001, pp. 265 and 435 (illustrated in color, p. 265).
A. Blavié, ed., René Magritte: Ecrits complets, Paris, 2016, p. 261.
Exhibited
Brussels, Galerie Dietrich, Exposition Magritte, January-February 1948.
New York, Hugo Gallery, Magritte, May 1948, no. 2.
Beverly Hills, Copley Galleries, Magritte, September 1948, no. 3.
New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., The Arts of Belgium, June-August 1960, p. 39, no. 57.
Dallas, Museum for Contemporary Arts and Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, René Magritte in America, December 1960-February 1961, no. 23.
Knokke-le-Zoute, Casino Communal, L'Œuvre de René Magritte, July-August 1962, p. 47, no. 73.
Milan, Galleria Schwarz, Magritte, December 1962, no. 2 (illustrated).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Waltham, Brandeis University, Rose Art Museum; The Art Institute of Chicago; The Pasadena Art Museum and Berkeley, University Art Museum, René Magritte, December 1965-November 1966, p. 44, no. 45 (illustrated).
New York, The Pace Gallery, René Magritte: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, May-June 1990, no. 7 (illustrated in color).
New York, PaceWildenstein, Modern Masters from The Collection of Mark Goodson, October-November 1995, p. 30 (illustrated in color, p. 31).
New York, The Pace Gallery, 50 Years at Pace, September-October 2010, p. 39, no. 20 (illustrated in color).
New York, Hugo Gallery, Magritte, May 1948, no. 2.
Beverly Hills, Copley Galleries, Magritte, September 1948, no. 3.
New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., The Arts of Belgium, June-August 1960, p. 39, no. 57.
Dallas, Museum for Contemporary Arts and Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, René Magritte in America, December 1960-February 1961, no. 23.
Knokke-le-Zoute, Casino Communal, L'Œuvre de René Magritte, July-August 1962, p. 47, no. 73.
Milan, Galleria Schwarz, Magritte, December 1962, no. 2 (illustrated).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Waltham, Brandeis University, Rose Art Museum; The Art Institute of Chicago; The Pasadena Art Museum and Berkeley, University Art Museum, René Magritte, December 1965-November 1966, p. 44, no. 45 (illustrated).
New York, The Pace Gallery, René Magritte: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, May-June 1990, no. 7 (illustrated in color).
New York, PaceWildenstein, Modern Masters from The Collection of Mark Goodson, October-November 1995, p. 30 (illustrated in color, p. 31).
New York, The Pace Gallery, 50 Years at Pace, September-October 2010, p. 39, no. 20 (illustrated in color).
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Vanessa Fusco
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