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La traversée difficile (II)
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René Magritte (1898-1967)
La traversée difficile (II)
signed 'Magritte' (upper right); signed, titled, numbered and dated 'La traversée difficile (II) 1946 Magritte'; signed again 'René Magritte' (on the reverse)
gouache on paper
14 x 19½ in. (35.6 x 49.5 cm.)
Executed in 1946
La traversée difficile (II)
signed 'Magritte' (upper right); signed, titled, numbered and dated 'La traversée difficile (II) 1946 Magritte'; signed again 'René Magritte' (on the reverse)
gouache on paper
14 x 19½ in. (35.6 x 49.5 cm.)
Executed in 1946
Provenance
Alex Salkin, Brussels, by whom acquired from the artist.
Galerie Niveau, New York.
Anonymous sale, Galerie Motte, Geneva, 7 June 1974, lot 144 (titled 'Intérieur à la lampe').
Anonymous sale, Galerie Motte, June 1975.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 27 June 1978, lot 137.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 16 May 1979, lot 160.
Private collection, Switzerland.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 17 May 1990, lot 186.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 8 February 2005, lot 88.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Galerie Niveau, New York.
Anonymous sale, Galerie Motte, Geneva, 7 June 1974, lot 144 (titled 'Intérieur à la lampe').
Anonymous sale, Galerie Motte, June 1975.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 27 June 1978, lot 137.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 16 May 1979, lot 160.
Private collection, Switzerland.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 17 May 1990, lot 186.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 8 February 2005, lot 88.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
Letter from René Magritte to Alex Salkin, 2 January 1947.
Letter from René Magritte to Alexander Iolas, 21 April 1947.
D. Sylvester (ed.), René Magritte. Catalogue Raisonné, vol. IV: Gouaches, Temperas, Watercolour and Papiers Collés, 1918 - 1967, vol. IV, Antwerp, 1994, no. 1198 (illustrated p. 65).
Letter from René Magritte to Alexander Iolas, 21 April 1947.
D. Sylvester (ed.), René Magritte. Catalogue Raisonné, vol. IV: Gouaches, Temperas, Watercolour and Papiers Collés, 1918 - 1967, vol. IV, Antwerp, 1994, no. 1198 (illustrated p. 65).
Exhibited
New York, Hugo Gallery, René Magritte, April 1947, no. 27.
Beverly Hills, Copley Galleries, Magritte, September 1948, no. 17. Lausanne, Fondation de l'Hermitage, René Magritte, June - November 1987, no. 103 (illustrated).
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, René Magritte, November 1987 - January 1988, no. 96 (illustrated; incorrectly dated '1960' and with incorrect measurements).
Beverly Hills, Copley Galleries, Magritte, September 1948, no. 17. Lausanne, Fondation de l'Hermitage, René Magritte, June - November 1987, no. 103 (illustrated).
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, René Magritte, November 1987 - January 1988, no. 96 (illustrated; incorrectly dated '1960' and with incorrect measurements).
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