Lot number 242 - Auction 149
'DIE BLAUE SCHACHTEL' (2003)

RENE MAGRITTE (NACH) 1898 Lessines, Belgium - 1967 Brussels, Belgium 'DIE BLAUE SCHACHTEL (THE BLUE BOX)' (2003) Published by Daniel Abadie/Ronny Van de Velde. Luxury edition of the exhibition catalogue 'Magritte' of the 'Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume' with 3 portfolios in original storage half leather box with silver embossing. 37.5 x 32.5 x 8.5 cm. Copy No. 'XXXVII' of 50 Hors de Commerce-Editions. The front of the cassette with trompe-l'oeil-relief 'La Lunette d'approche'. First portfolio including 3 original etchings (Les Amants, Le Viol, La Trahison des images) on wove paper, each signed in the plate and numbered in pencil lower left. The second portfolio with 5 cut-outs of the painting 'L'Evidence éternelle' reproduced in original size on canvas. The third portfolio with 2x8 reproduction prints on adhesive paper of the gouaches 'Bière de porc' and 'Confiture de cheval'. Storage box very slightly rubbed. Provenance: Private collection North-Rhine Westphalia.