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This original lithograph hand signed in pencil by the artist “Magritte” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 75, at the lower left margin. There were also 20 hors commerce [out of trade] impressions aside from the standard edition of 75.
There was an unsigned and unnumbered edition with the title of the work printed in the lower left corner of the composition published in the same year as an edition of 2,000.
The paper bears the ‘Atelier René Magritte’ dry stamp in the lower right corner of the paper.
It was printed by Fernand Mourlot, Paris and was published by XXe Siècle Éditions, Paris.
Literature: Kaplan, G. E. & Baum, T. (1982). The Graphic Work of René Magritte. New York: II Editions
Reference: Kaplan & Baum 3
Condition: Good condition. The sheet is toned with mount staining around the edges. Remnants of hinging tape along the sheet edges, verso. Pinpoint scattered fox marks.
