Lot Essay
This tapestry was conceived after René Magritte's eponymous oil painting (Sylvester/Whitfield/Raeburn 972).
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La grande famille
Details
After René Magritte (1898-1967)
La grande famille
with the weaver's monogram 'r.four' (upper right); numbered '1/6' (on the reverse)
wool tapestry
64 1/2 x 51 1/8 in. (164 x 130 cm.)
Conceived in 1963 and executed by Robert Four, Aubusson, in a numbered edition of 6
La grande famille
with the weaver's monogram 'r.four' (upper right); numbered '1/6' (on the reverse)
wool tapestry
64 1/2 x 51 1/8 in. (164 x 130 cm.)
Conceived in 1963 and executed by Robert Four, Aubusson, in a numbered edition of 6
Provenance
Private collection, Toronto, by whom acquired directly from Robert Four.
Special notice
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