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Lot #529
Rene Magritte

Three surrealist works for the Liege Museum

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Three surrealist works for the Liege Museum

ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, August 30, 1956. Letter concerning the lending of three works to the Liege Museum, detailing the conditions of transport and the values of the paintings. He lists “Le coeur du monde [The Heart of the World],” “Les Grandes Vacances [The Long Holidays],” and “Le seize septembre [The Sixteenth of September].” In fine condition, with a small light stain in lower blank area. Accompanied by an ALS from his wife Georgette and an issue of Varietes magazine from January 15, 1929, featuring one of Magritte’s works on the front cover. Today, “Le coeur du monde” is held in the collection of the Carnegie Museum of Art, and “Le seize septembre” is held by the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs And Artifacts
  • Dates: #477 - Ended June 15, 2016





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