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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 7, 1999 | Sotheby's | London | Impressionist & Modern Art (part I) | 51 | $****** - ****** | Leçon par observation: Ecrits et dessins par René Magritte |
Works on Paper
33.7 x 45.4 cm (13.25 x 17.88 in)
gouache, watercolor and brush and pen and India ink on paper
signed and titled 'Lessons by Observation: writings and drawings by René Magritte' (upper left)
André Breton, Paris (commissioned from the artist).
Private collection (gift from the above); sale, Sotheby's, London, 7 December 1999, lot 51.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
RENE MAGRITTE (1898-1967)
Leçon par observation: Ecrits et dessins par René Magritte
signed and titled 'Lessons by Observation: writings and drawings by René Magritte' (upper left)
gouache, watercolor and brush and pen and India ink on paper
13 1/4 x 17 7/8 in. (33.7 x 45.5 cm.)
Executed in 1953
