Lot Essay
David Sylvester will include this painting in a forthcoming volume of his René Magritte catalogue raisonné as no. 987.
Property of a PRIVATE COLLECTOR, BELGIUM
RENE MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
Details
RENE MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
Les grâces naturelles
signed top right Magritte--titled on the reverse "Les graces naturelles"--oil on canvas
21 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (55 x 46 cm.)
Painted January, 1964
Les grâces naturelles
signed top right Magritte--titled on the reverse "Les graces naturelles"--oil on canvas
21 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (55 x 46 cm.)
Painted January, 1964
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the present owner January 29, 1964
Literature
A. Hardellet, Les Chasseurs, Paris, (illustrated on the cover) ed. D. Larkin, Magritte, London, 1972, no. 11 (illustrated)
S. Gablik, Magritte, Boston, 1976, no. 95, pp. 124, 150, 181 (illustrated, p. 114)
J. Dopagne, Magritte, Paris, 1983, no. 38, pp. 16 and 36 (illustrated)
René Magritte, "Louisiana Revy", Oct. 1983, no. 101, p. 51 ?, Histoire de l'art Moderne, de l'impressionnisme à nos jours, Paris, 1989, p. 203 (illustrated, p. 202)
S. Gablik, Magritte, New York, 1991, pp. 203 and 205, no. 126 and 213 (illustrated)
S. Gablik, Magritte, Boston, 1976, no. 95, pp. 124, 150, 181 (illustrated, p. 114)
J. Dopagne, Magritte, Paris, 1983, no. 38, pp. 16 and 36 (illustrated)
René Magritte, "Louisiana Revy", Oct. 1983, no. 101, p. 51 ?, Histoire de l'art Moderne, de l'impressionnisme à nos jours, Paris, 1989, p. 203 (illustrated, p. 202)
S. Gablik, Magritte, New York, 1991, pp. 203 and 205, no. 126 and 213 (illustrated)
Exhibited
Brussels, Galerie Isy Brachot, Magritte, cent cinquante oeuvres, Jan.-Feb., 1968, no. 102
Zurich, Kunsthaus, René Magritte, June-July, 1969, no. 71, p. 76 (illustrated, p. 151)
Lessines, Hôtel de Ville, Homage de la ville de Lessines à René Magritte, May, 1973, no. 18
Ferrara, Gallerie Civiche d'Arte Moderna, René Magritte, June-Oct., 1986, no. 29, p. 145 (illustrated, p. 203)
Zurich, Kunsthaus, René Magritte, June-July, 1969, no. 71, p. 76 (illustrated, p. 151)
Lessines, Hôtel de Ville, Homage de la ville de Lessines à René Magritte, May, 1973, no. 18
Ferrara, Gallerie Civiche d'Arte Moderna, René Magritte, June-Oct., 1986, no. 29, p. 145 (illustrated, p. 203)