René Magritte (1898-1967), Nu

René Magritte (1898-1967)
Nu
signed and dated 'Magritte 1925' (lower left)
oil on canvas
21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (55 x 40 cm.)
Painted in 1925

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Provenance
Jean Van Parys, Brussels, by at least 1959.

Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION

Literature
D. Sylvester, ed., René Magritte, Catalogue raisonné, vol. I, Oil Paintings, 1916-1930, London, 1992, no. 63, p. 158 (illustrated).

Exhibited
Brussels, Musée d'Ixelles, Magritte, April - May 1959, no. 94, n.p. (dated '1957').
Brussels, Galerie Isy Brachot, Magritte: cent cinquante oeuvres, première vue mondiale de ses sculptures, January - February 1968, no. 21, n.p..