René Magritte (1898-1967) Le palais de rideaux signed ‘Magritte’ (upper right); inscribed ‘ "LE PALAIS DE RIDEAUX" (II) ’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 28 ¾ x 21 3/8 in. (73 x 54.2 cm.) Painted in 1928 Provenance Galerie L’Epoque [Paul Gustave Van Hecke], Brussels, by whom acquired in 1928. E.L.T. Mesens, Brussels, by whom probably acquired from the above, circa 1932-1933. Harold Diamond, New York, by whom acquired from the above, circa 1959-1960. Mr & Mrs Kenneth Newberger, Chicago, by whom acquired from the above, in the early 1960s. The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, a gift from the above in the 1980s. Marianne Holtermann, London, by whom acquired from the above. Galerie Beyeler, Basel (no. 10865), by whom acquired from the above, in July 1986. David Tunkl, Los Angeles, by whom acquired from the above, in April 1988. Chalk and Vermilion Fine Art, Greenwich, Connecticut. Private collection, Greenwich, Connecticut, by 1998. Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, London, 23 June 2003, lot 34. Private collection, by whom acquired at the above sale; sale, Sotheby’s, London, 6 February 2008, lot 383. Acquired at the above sale.
René Magritte (1898-1967) Le palais de rideaux signed ‘Magritte’ (upper right); inscribed ‘ "LE PALAIS DE RIDEAUX" (II) ’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 28 ¾ x 21 3/8 in. (73 x 54.2 cm.) Painted in 1928 Provenance Galerie L’Epoque [Paul Gustave Van Hecke], Brussels, by whom acquired in 1928. E.L.T. Mesens, Brussels, by whom probably acquired from the above, circa 1932-1933. Harold Diamond, New York, by whom acquired from the above, circa 1959-1960. Mr & Mrs Kenneth Newberger, Chicago, by whom acquired from the above, in the early 1960s. The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, a gift from the above in the 1980s. Marianne Holtermann, London, by whom acquired from the above. Galerie Beyeler, Basel (no. 10865), by whom acquired from the above, in July 1986. David Tunkl, Los Angeles, by whom acquired from the above, in April 1988. Chalk and Vermilion Fine Art, Greenwich, Connecticut. Private collection, Greenwich, Connecticut, by 1998. Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, London, 23 June 2003, lot 34. Private collection, by whom acquired at the above sale; sale, Sotheby’s, London, 6 February 2008, lot 383. Acquired at the above sale.
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