Lot 278
René Magritte
Belgium / 1898 - 1967
Aube à l'antipode (1966)
€ 24.000 - 36.000
Details
2 etchings and a book object by Alain Jouffroy - This lot includes two etchings by René Magritte: "La Comtesse de Monte Cristo" and "Les Deux Mystères".
Sig. in pencil (each) - In original album
Ex. nr. 55/77 (each)
With book "Aube à l'antipode" by Alain Jouffroy - In its original box with little bell - Sig. - Ex. nr. 35/77 - 21 x 16,5 x 5 cm
18 x 13 cm (38,5 x 27,7 cm sheet)
Ed. Le Soleil Noir, Paris 1966 - The book is a Magritte object par excellence: Magritte icons were carved into the cover (glass, dove, leaf, pipe), behind the sheet Magritte signed the cover in pencil, when one opens the book a little bell can be heard ringing. Since Magritte produced little graphic work and no other book object, "Aube à l'antipode" is a milestone in his oeuvre.
Literature
- "The Graphic Work of René Magritte" Gilb. E. Kaplan & Tim. Baum, New York 1982, cf. cat. nrs. 6 & 12
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