Lot #1564: RENE MAGRITTE - Le guéridon - Original gouache drawing on paper

   

Artist: Rene Magritte (Belgian, 1898 - 1967).
Title: "Le guéridon".
Medium: Original gouache drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1950.
Dimensions: Overall size: 13 x 9 1/2 in. (330 x 241 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $200,000
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $300,000/400,000
Lot Note(s): Signed lower right, recto; collector ink stamp lower right, recto; collector, gallery, and notary (?) ink stamps, verso. Drawn on cream wove paper. Good to very good condition; mild creasing upper right corner, well away from the image; a few handling dimples; very light and small circular stain upper left, away from the image; pinholes upper left and right corners; irregular left margin, possibly removed from a sketch book; overall presents very well. Provenance: a Letter of Authenticity (LOA) accompanies the work. If you have a bona fide interest in bidding on this lot kindly send an email to: [email protected] for provenance information and additional image(s).
Comment(s): There is an underlying current of eroticism in a number of Magritte's works, of which our composition is a prime example. Image copyright © ADAGP, Paris. [30707-2-200000-NA]