René MagritteThe Gracious Presentation - Une Jeune Femme Presente. 1967

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.