René Magritte
L'Empire des lumières , 1951 (Dated)
Lot #3 |
2023-05-16 |
Sotheby's, New York
The Mo Ostin Collection Evening Auction
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 35,000,000 - 55,000,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N11332
Auction name: The Mo Ostin Collection Evening Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2023-05-16
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 19th Century Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 31 ⅝ by 25 ⅞ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
80.3
Width In Centimeters:
65.7
Height In Inches:
31.625
Width In Inches:
25.875
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Year notes: Dated in 1951.
Provenance
Alexander Iolas, New York (acquired from the artist) William Alexander, New York (probably acquired from the above) David Geffen, Los Angeles (acquired from the above through Pace Gallery in 1979) Acquired from the above in 1979 by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Iolas Gallery, René Magritte , 1953 New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Summer Loan Exhibition, 1979, n.n.
Literature
Letter from Magritte to Iolas, 14 August 1951 "Surrealism with a Smile," Time Magazine , vol. LXI, no. 11, 16 March 1953, p. 77, illustrated in color Harry Torczyner, Magritte: Ideas and Images , 1977, no. 385, p. 179, illustrated Sarah Whitfield and Michael Raeburn; David Sylvester, ed., Rene Magritte: Catalogue Raisonné , vol. III, London, 1993, no. 768, p. 187, illustrated
Catalog summary
René Magritte 1898 - 1967 L'Empire des lumières signed (lower right); titled "L'Empire des lumières," numbered III and dated 1951 (on the reverse) oil on canvas 31 ⅝ by 25 ⅞ in. 80.3 by 65.7 cm. Executed in August—September 1951. --------------------------------------------------- 雷內·馬格利特 1898 – 1967年 《光之帝國》 款識︰藝術家簽名（右下）；書題目L'Empire des lumières,、標號 III 並紀年 1951（背面） 油彩畫布 31 ⅝ x 25 ⅞ 英寸；80.3 x 65.7 公分 1951年8月至9月作 Provenance Alexander Iolas, New York (acquired from the artist) William Alexander, New York (probably acquired from the above) David Geffen, Los Angeles (acquired from the above through Pace Gallery in 1979) Acquired from the above in 1979 by the present owner Literature Letter from Magritte to Iolas, 14 August 1951 "Surrealism with a Smile," Time Magazine , vol. LXI, no. 11, 16 March 1953, p. 77, illustrated in color Harry Torczyner, Magritte: Ideas and Images , 1977, no. 385, p. 179, illustrated Sarah Whitfield and Michael Raeburn; David Sylvester, ed., Rene Magritte: Catalogue Raisonné , vol. III, London, 1993, no. 768, p. 187, illustrated Exhibited New York, Iolas Gallery, René Magritte , 1953 New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Summer Loan Exhibition, 1979, n.n.