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RENE MAGRITTE Etching Surrealism 1969 Belgium Art

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
RENE MAGRITTE Etching Surrealism 1969  Belgium Art
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RENE MAGRITTE 1898-1967
Lessines, Belgium 1898 - Bruxelles 1967 (Belgian)

Title: The Art of Living / L'Art de Vivre, 1969

Technique: Inscribed and Stamp Signed Etching and Aquatint in Colours on Japan paper

Paper Size: 28 x 22.6 cm / 11 x 8.9 in

Image Size: 14 x 11 cm / 5.5 x 4.3 in

Additional information: The work is signed with the artist's stamp-signature on the lower right margin and inscribed 'HC' ("Hors Commerce" = Out of Trade) in pencil on the lower left margin.
The paper bears the 'Atelier René Magritte' blindstamp on the right bottom.
This etching was part of a series of four etchings titled "Le Lien de Paille" (Staw String) that was conceived by Magritte in 1966. Due to his death, it was completed in 1967 by The famous French printer Georges Visat in the Atelier Visat with the authorisation of Magritte's widow.
It was printed in a limited edition of 150 impressions on Japan paper plus approx. 25 proofs. in 1969 and published by G. Visat, Paris. All the impressions of this work were stamp signed and there is no hand signed edition.

Literature: Kaplan, Gilbert E. & Timothy Baum, 1982. The Graphic Work of RENE MAGRITTE. New York: II Editions
Reference: Kaplan & Baum 16.

Condition: Very good condition. Attached with a pieces of tape on the upper margin. Minor discoloration of the paper.