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Art Brokerage specialises in prints and original artwork by Rene Magritte. 1898-1967 -French Artist René Magritte was born in Lessines the son of a wealthy manufacturer. After his mother committed suicide in 1912, Magritte entered the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Brussels in 1916. Some of his early paintings, for example 'Three Women' (1919), were in a Cubo-Futurist style, reminiscent of early Picasso. Rene Magritte married Georgette in 1922 and for the next three years supported the household through a number of dismal jobs such as painting cabbage roses for a wallpaper factory. In his free time he experimented with various styles of painting eventually realising Surrealism was his preferred means of expression. Among Magrittes' first works in this vein were 'The Menaced Assassin' (1926) and 'The Lost Jockey' (1925), the latter of which he produced many variants upon throughout his career. Around the same time he founded, with the Belgian poet and collagist E.L.T. Messens, the reviews ‘Oesophage and Marie’ which launched Belgian Surrealism. In 1927 Rene Magritte had his first one-man show at the Galerie Le Centaure in Brussels. At this time he was producing almost a painting a day. Later that year he moved to Paris to join the Surrealists. This period up to 1930, Magritte described as his 'Cavernous' period with paintings depicting macabre and bizarre scenes tinged with eroticism. After falling out with André Breton, Magritte moved back to Brussels where he would remain for the rest of his life. His work was consistently true to Surrealism throughout almost his entire career. He incorporated many favourite recurring themes into his work for example floating rocks, paintings within paintings and inanimate objects with human features. The bowler-hatted figure also appears regularly and is seen by some as a self-portrait. Occasionally Magritte worked on Surrealist versions of famous paintings such as Manet's 'The Balcony', in which he replaced the subjects with coffins. He later produced sculptures along these lines and it was this playful yet provocative sense of humour that was to inform many of his best works. In his series of pipe paintings, this fascination with the paradoxical is clearly seen; the words 'Ceci n'est pas une pipe' underneath a picture of a pipe have prompted endless philosophical, linguistic and semantic debates. Magritte's paintings challenge the everyday, the notion of common sense. By subtly rearranging recognisable forms and perspectives he forces the viewer to look more closely at what is generally taken for granted. He exploited the ambiguities between real objects and images of them and delighted in playing with the viewer's expectations. Many of his paintings were included in Surrealist exhibitions, but it wasn't until his 50s that he achieved international recognition. In Surrealism's progression into Pop Art, Rene Magritte's work was enormously influential and his images continue to be seen regularly.
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"Eye" Limited Edition Print Lithograph 1932 | |
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"L'Evidence Eternelle (Set of 5 Lithographs)" Limited Edition Print Lithograph 1930 | Estate Signed | Printed signature, hand signed by C. Herscovici | Edition # | Edition of 300 | Provenance & Extra Info | Magritte Gallery in Brussels, published by Philippe Moreno, 2003. 5 color lithographs (complete set) in original custom leather-covered case. Blindstamp of the Magritte Foundation. | Retail Price | | Asking Price: $4,000 Firm Purchase / Request More Information | |
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"Le Fils De L'homme" Limited Edition Print Lithograph 1973 | |
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"Le Portrait de Paul Eluard" Limited Edition Print Lithograph 1936 | |
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"Portfolio of 8 lithographs after Rene Magritte" Limited Edition Print Suite of 8 Lithographs 2002 | Estate Signed | | Edition # | Edition of 300 | Provenance & Extra Info | Lithographs after Magritte, printed in 2002 into the Art Lithographies' atelier in Paris.the complete portfolio, 2002/2004, on Rives paper, comprising list of contents, justification and eight lithographs in color:
Le Château des Pyrénées, 1959
La Bataille de l’Argonne, 1964
Le Bouquet tout Fait, 1957
La Voix du sang, 1959
La Belle captive, 1931
Golconde, 1953
Le Printemps, 1965
La Page Blanche, 1967 each signed in pencil by Charly Herscovici, president of the Magritte Trust and with their blindstamp, published and printed by Philippe Moreno, numbered on 300 (there were also 30 hors commerce impressions and 15 others reserved to the Magritte Trust), the full sheets, loose in the original burgundy leather folio with gold lettering, in excellent condition (portfolio)
810 x 606 mm. (overall)This portfolio of 8 prints is part of a series of 3 portfolios numbered I, II, and III (the present one is III), each comprising 8 different prints (24 prints in all). I also have I, and II.
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"Profondeurs de la Terre ou Paysage" Limited Edition Print Book of Lithographs 1930 | |
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"La Joconde Mona Lisa Bronze Sculpture" Sculpture Patinated Bronze Sculpture 1967 | Estate Signed | Stamp of signature, stamp of the foundry, numbered | Edition # | 101/250 | Provenance & Extra Info | Provenance: Magritte Gallery - Brussels. Edited by Philippe Moreno, 2010, realised by Fonderie Paumelle, France. Catalogue Raisonne, vol. III, n. 1094, p. 466. The initial sculpture was conceived by Magritte in the 1st quarter of 1967 and cast the same year after his death. | Retail Price | | Asking Price: $43,800 Firm Purchase / Request More Information | |
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"La Valse Hesitation Bronze Sculpture" Sculpture Patinated Bronze 1950 | |
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"Le Pretre Mariero Bronze Sculpture" Sculpture Patinated Bronze 1960 | |
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"Les Menottes De Cuivre (The Copper Handcuffs)" Sculpture Painted and Patinated Bronze Sculpture 1931 | Estate Signed | Stamp of the signature, stamp of foundry, numbered | Edition # | 101/250 | Provenance & Extra Info | Edited by Philippe Moreno, realized by Fonderie Bocquel - France in 2010. Provenance: Magritte Gallery - Brussels | Retail Price | | Asking Price: $25,000 Purchase / Request More Information | |
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"Tete (Head) Sculpture Bronze Sculpture" Sculpture Hand painted bronze 1960 | Estate Signed | Stamp of signature, stamp of the foundry, numbered | Edition # | edition of 250 | Provenance & Extra Info | Magritte Gallery - Brussels. Edited by Philippe Moreno, 2010, realised by Fonderie Bocquel, France.rnSee also Catalogue Raisonné, vol. III, n. 1080-1081, p. 445 | Retail Price | | Asking Price: $18,800 Purchase / Request More Information | |
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