Marcel Broodthaers, Rue René Magritte Straat

signed with the artist's initials, numbered, inscribed, dedicated and dated 'Olivia Antonia ex. no 5 5/7 M.B. Gand. 24 Januari 1969' on the reverse
enamel on vacuum-formed plastic relief with metal eyelets
82.5 x 119.5 cm (32 1/2 x 47 in.)
Executed in 1968, this work is number 5 from an edition of 7.

Provenance:
Karel Geirlandt, Ghent (acquired directly from the artist)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Exhibited:
Berlin, Gerda Bassenge and Benjamin Katz Gallery, Broodthaers, March - April 1969 (another example exhibited)
Ghent, S.M.A.K. Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Beullens - Cortier - Broodthaers, 10 June - 25 July 1977
London, The Tate Gallery, Marcel Broodthaers, 16 April - 26 May 1980, no. 71, n.p. (another example exhibited and illustrated)
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Marcel Broodthaers: A Retrospective, 14 February - 15 May 2016, p. 234, 344 (another example exhibited and illustrated, p. 234)

Literature:
Marcel Broodthaers, exh. cat., Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris, 1991, pp. 134, 320 (another example illustrated, p. 134)
Marie-Puck Broodthaers, ed., Marcel Broodthaers. Livres d'images (Pictures book), London, 2013, p. 152 (another example illustrated in installation view, p. 141)

Property from the Estate of Karel Geirlandt