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Lot No. 5
RENÉ MAGRITTE
1898-1967

LE BOUCHON D’ÉPOUVANTE (THE TERROR STOPPER)
(ED: 119/250+20 AP)
5.9 x 11.4 x 13.4 in (15 x 29 x 34 cm)
Painted bronze
1966 (cast later)
Signed: On the base

` 10,31,000 - 13,33,300 | $ 12,129 - 15,686

Published:
‘Letter from Magritte to Marcel Mabille,’ 1966
‘Magritte, Ideas and Images’ by H. Torczyner, New York, 1977, pg. 164
‘Magritte’ by J. Meuris, Paris, 1988, pg. 204
‘René Magritte: 1898 - 1967’ by J. Meuris, Geneva, 1990, pg. 213
‘René Magritte: Catalogue raisonné, vol. III, Oil Paintings, Objects and
Bronzes 1949-1967’ by D. Sylvester, Antwerp, 1993, pg. 458
‘Magritte’ by D. Sylvester, Antwerp, 1992, pg. 26
Certificate of Authenticity issued by
the Magritte Foundation
Provenance:
The Magritte Estate
This lot is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity issued by
Charly Herscovici, director of the Magritte Foundation

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