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Le puits de verité
Details
René Magritte (1898-1967)
Le puits de verité
signed, numbered and dated 'Magritte 1967 1/5', with foundry mark 'Fonderia Artistica Gi-Bi Esse Verona Italy' (on the back edge of the socle)
bronze with gold patina
32in. (81cm.) high
Conceived in the first quarter of 1967 and cast later that same year in a edition of 5
Le puits de verité
signed, numbered and dated 'Magritte 1967 1/5', with foundry mark 'Fonderia Artistica Gi-Bi Esse Verona Italy' (on the back edge of the socle)
bronze with gold patina
32in. (81cm.) high
Conceived in the first quarter of 1967 and cast later that same year in a edition of 5
Provenance
Galerie Isy Brachot, Brussels where purchased by the present owner
Literature
D. Sylvester (ed.), René Magritte catalogue raisonné, London, 1993, Vol.III, no.1087 (another cast illustrated p.459)
S. Gablik, Magritte, London, 1971, no.171 (another cast illustrated)
S. Gablik, Magritte, London, 1971, no.171 (another cast illustrated)
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