Live Auction 17192Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper
René Magritte (1898-1967)
Lot 152 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE LONDON COLLECTION

René Magritte (1898-1967)

Esquises pour 'Les Nécessités de la vie et les Conséquences des rêves précédés d'Exemples' (recto); Croquis (verso)

Closed19 June 2019

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René Magritte (1898-1967)
Esquises pour 'Les Nécessités de la vie et les Conséquences des rêves précédés d'Exemples' (recto); Croquis (verso)
numbered '24' (on the reverse)
pencil on paper
10 ½ x 8 1/8 in. (26.7 x 20.8 cm.)

Georgette Magritte, Brussels, by descent from the artist in 1967, and thence by descent in 1986; sale, Sotheby's, London, 2 July 1987, lot 853 (part lot).
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 17 October 1990, lot 186 (part lot).
Acquired at the above sale by the family of the present owner.

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The Comité Magritte has confirmed the authenticity of this work.