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RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
Les grâces naturelles
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RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
Les grâces naturelles
signed ‘Magritte’ (upper left); inscribed ‘"Les Grâces naturelles"’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
32 1⁄8 x 39 ½ in. (81.5 x 100.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1961
Les grâces naturelles
signed ‘Magritte’ (upper left); inscribed ‘"Les Grâces naturelles"’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
32 1⁄8 x 39 ½ in. (81.5 x 100.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1961
Provenance
Renée Lachowsky, Brussels, by whom acquired directly from the artist.
Henri Montois, Brussels, by whom acquired from the above, by 1982.
Xavier Hufkens Gallery, Brussels.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2003.
Henri Montois, Brussels, by whom acquired from the above, by 1982.
Xavier Hufkens Gallery, Brussels.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2003.
Literature
D. Sylvester, ed., S. Whitfield & M. Raeburn, René Magritte, Catalogue raisonné, vol. III, Oil Paintings, Objects and Bronzes 1949-1967, Antwerp, 1993, no. 938, p. 353 (illustrated).
M. Draguet, Magritte, son oeuvre, son musée, Brussels, 2009, p. 198 (illustrated; dated '1960').
M. Draguet, Magritte, son oeuvre, son musée, Brussels, 2009, p. 198 (illustrated; dated '1960').
Exhibited
Tokyo, Art Gallery, René Magritte, August - September 1982, no. 43 (illustrated; dated 'circa 1960'); this exhibition later travelled to Toyama, Prefectural Museum of Arts, October 1982 and Kumamoto, Prefectural Museum of Arts, October - December 1982.
Paris, Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Hommage à Magritte, November 1984 - February 1985, no. 31 (dated '1960').
Lausanne, Fondation de l'Hermitage, René Magritte, June - October 1987, no. 116, p. 207 (illustrated; dated '1960' and with incorrect dimensions); this exhibition later travelled to Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, November 1987 - February 1988, no. 97, p. 279 (illustrated).
Verona, Palazzo Forti, Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Da Magritte a Magritte, July - October 1991, no. 85, p. 280 (illustrated p. 135).
Brussels, Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts, Magritte, March - June 1998, no. 210, p. 208 (illustrated).
Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Magritte, August - November 1999, no. 72, pp. 70 & 80 (illustrated p. 70) ; this exhibition later travelled to Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, December 1999 - March 2000.
San Francisco, Museum of Modern Art, Magritte, May - September 2000, no. 56, p. 104 (illustrated pl. 56).
Vienna, BA-CA Kunstforum, René Magritte, April - July 2005, no. 90, pp. 168 & 201 (illustrated p. 169).; this exhibition later travelled to Basel, Fondation Beyeler, August - November 2005.
Brussels, Musée Magritte, on long-term loan from 2009 until 2025.
Paris, Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Hommage à Magritte, November 1984 - February 1985, no. 31 (dated '1960').
Lausanne, Fondation de l'Hermitage, René Magritte, June - October 1987, no. 116, p. 207 (illustrated; dated '1960' and with incorrect dimensions); this exhibition later travelled to Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, November 1987 - February 1988, no. 97, p. 279 (illustrated).
Verona, Palazzo Forti, Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Da Magritte a Magritte, July - October 1991, no. 85, p. 280 (illustrated p. 135).
Brussels, Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts, Magritte, March - June 1998, no. 210, p. 208 (illustrated).
Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Magritte, August - November 1999, no. 72, pp. 70 & 80 (illustrated p. 70) ; this exhibition later travelled to Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, December 1999 - March 2000.
San Francisco, Museum of Modern Art, Magritte, May - September 2000, no. 56, p. 104 (illustrated pl. 56).
Vienna, BA-CA Kunstforum, René Magritte, April - July 2005, no. 90, pp. 168 & 201 (illustrated p. 169).; this exhibition later travelled to Basel, Fondation Beyeler, August - November 2005.
Brussels, Musée Magritte, on long-term loan from 2009 until 2025.
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