RENE MAGRITTE Belgian, 1898-1967
The Married Priest or The Hesitation Waltz, from: Evidence of Survival in the Time of Love, 1968
Stamped Signed and Numbered Aquatint in Colours on Japan Paper
Paper size: 27.8 x 22 cm. / 11 x 8.7 in.
Image size: 9.5 x 14 cm. / 3.7 x 5.5 in.
Image size: 9.5 x 14 cm. / 3.7 x 5.5 in.
This aquatint is stamped signed “Magritte” with the artist's stamp-signature in the lower right margin.
It is hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 150, in the lower left margin.
It is the first composition (of three) in a series created to accompany the book of poems by Guy Rosey titled "Signe de Survie au Temps d’Amour" (Evidence of Survival in Times of Love).
It was printed by Georges Visat based on an original colour sketch by the artist, at the Atelier Georges Visat, Paris in 1968.
It was published by Editions Georges Visat, Paris in a limited edition of 150 impressions on Japan paper. A further 150 impressions were realised on BFK Rives wove paper.
The paper bears the 'Atelier René Magritte' stamp at the lower right corner of the paper.
Note: Apples often make an appearance in Magritte’s work. He once said: "Those of my pictures that show very familiar objects, an apple, for example, pose questions. We no longer understand when we look at an apple; its mysterious quality has thus been evoked. In a recent painting, I have shown an apple in front of a person's face At least it partially hides the face. Well then, here we have the apparent visible, the apple, hiding the hidden visible, the person's face. This process occurs endlessly. Each thing we see hides another, we always want to see what is being hidden by what we see. There is an interest in what is hidden and what the visible does not show us. This interest can take the form of a fairly intense feeling, a kind of contest, I could say, between the hidden visible and apparent visible".
Literature: Kaplan, G. E. & Baum, T. (1982). The Graphic Work of René Magritte. New York: II Editions
Reference: Kaplan & Baum 13
Condition: Very good condition. Very soft and unobtrusive creasing at the tip of the upper right corner. The image bears the registration pinholes as issued.
It is hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 150, in the lower left margin.
It is the first composition (of three) in a series created to accompany the book of poems by Guy Rosey titled "Signe de Survie au Temps d’Amour" (Evidence of Survival in Times of Love).
It was printed by Georges Visat based on an original colour sketch by the artist, at the Atelier Georges Visat, Paris in 1968.
It was published by Editions Georges Visat, Paris in a limited edition of 150 impressions on Japan paper. A further 150 impressions were realised on BFK Rives wove paper.
The paper bears the 'Atelier René Magritte' stamp at the lower right corner of the paper.
Note: Apples often make an appearance in Magritte’s work. He once said: "Those of my pictures that show very familiar objects, an apple, for example, pose questions. We no longer understand when we look at an apple; its mysterious quality has thus been evoked. In a recent painting, I have shown an apple in front of a person's face At least it partially hides the face. Well then, here we have the apparent visible, the apple, hiding the hidden visible, the person's face. This process occurs endlessly. Each thing we see hides another, we always want to see what is being hidden by what we see. There is an interest in what is hidden and what the visible does not show us. This interest can take the form of a fairly intense feeling, a kind of contest, I could say, between the hidden visible and apparent visible".
Literature: Kaplan, G. E. & Baum, T. (1982). The Graphic Work of René Magritte. New York: II Editions
Reference: Kaplan & Baum 13
Condition: Very good condition. Very soft and unobtrusive creasing at the tip of the upper right corner. The image bears the registration pinholes as issued.
$ 6,000.00 Unframed
