René MagritteThe Giant Birds - Les Grands Oiseaux. 1967.
- Lithograph in colours
- Ref: 653511/19692
£ 1,250.00
Lithograph in colours. Conceived 1967. Signed ‘F.M.’ in pencil by the
publisher Fernand Mourlot. Signed ‘Magritte’ in the image. Issued in the series
‘The Enchanted World – Domaine
Enchanté’. Numbered from the edition of 350 issued in 1968. Derived
from Magritte’s own world-famous 1954 series of mural paintings at Knokke in
Belgium.
Note: Magritte was working on this series when he died. The images had
been selected but the editions were not completed and printed until the following
year. Mourlot hand-signed the prints on
behalf of Magritte following the agreement with Magritte’s estate.
Brilliant and pristine impression.
On pale cream wove Arches paper. Sheet: 44.5 x 60 cm. Image: c. 32 x 45
cm. 12 ½ x 17 ¾ ins.