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Rene Magritte; "The large birds are the ones from ..."
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"Les grands oiseaux sont ceux de l'Ile du Trésor - The large birds are the ones from Treasure Island" colour lithograph on BFK Rives paper , 1968,
signed by Fernand Mourlot, the edition of 350 impressions was
authorized by Magritte before his death shortly before the completion
of the editions, from the series of 12 colour lithographs printed at
the Atelier Mourlot, Paris after the painting of the same title
(Sylvester 791/1)
- Condition:In excellent condition. A fine impression with strong original colours with full margins.
- Sheet: 44.0 x 59.5 cm - (17¼ x 23½ inches)
- Plate: 31.5 x 48.0 cm - (12½ x 19 inches)
- References: Recorded and illustrated in the standard text on the original graphics of the artist by Sylvester 791:1.
- Framing: Unframed
This lithograph,
after the painting of the same title, and was authorized by Magritte before
his death shortly before the completion of the editions.- Have in your house a piece from this world famous painter,(one of them was featured in the Thomas crown affair) as well as most mayor museums
- Note:This print will take 7-10 days from the end of auction to ship to the winner
Note: Magritte's widow
Georgette authorized a few limited editions of original etchings and
lithographs made after some of his paintings. Most were made in the
studio of George Visat in Paris.The painting from which this lithograph
is derived formed part of Le Domain Enchanté, the 1953 mural suite
which was commissioned by Gustave Nellens for the Salle de Lustre in
his Casino at Knokke-le-Zoute in 1953; the paintings formed a
continuous scheme, dictated by the circular architecture of the room,
and bringing together many of the most famous of Magritte's motifs,
seen in work from as early as the 1930s; a catalogue was produced at
the same time, by Colinet and Magritte, in which Magritte listed the
earlier works that he felt had most inspired the mural paintings and
their locations, and in which Colinet produced poems that describe each
of the images; the title above comes from the poem relating to this
image which reads :"Les grands oiseaux sont ceux de L'Ile du Trésor où
les arbres n'ont d'autre feuillage que leurs chants. / Le papier
découpé des premières recherches est un papier masqué et très attentif.
/ Une lumière rayonne. On voit en même temps deux moments espacés d'une
journée de la vie humaine.""The large birds are the ones from Treasure
Island, where the trees have no other foliage than their songs. / The
cut-out paper of the first researches is a masked and very attentive
paper. / A light radiates. We see at the same time two separate moments
in one day of human life.
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