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DORA MAAR

DORA MAAR
29 Rue d'Astorg (1936)
Photomontage

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
The Empty Picture Frame, (Detail) (1934)
Museum Boijmans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
Au seuil de la liberte, (Detail) (1930)
Museum Boijmans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
L'amateur de coquillages (1952)
Signed 'Magritte'lower right; titled and dated '"l'amateur de coquillages" 1952'
Gouache on paper
6 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.
Was in a Christie's London auction sale in 2007 with an estimate of £100,000-£150,000
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
Le Promenoir des Amants (1929-1930)
Signed 'Magritte' (upper right)
Oil on canvas
36 5/8 x 29 1/4 in.
Was in a Christie's London auction sale in 2007 with an estimate of £300,000-£500,000
c. ADAGP, Paris and DACS London 2007

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
Prescence of Mind (1958)
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
Les perfections celestes (1930)
Galerie Christine et Isy Brachot, Brussels
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
La Premeditation (1943)
Signed 'Magritte' (lower right); titled and dated '"La Premeditation" 1943' (on the reverse)
Oil on canvas
21 3/4 x 18 1/4 in.
Was in a Christie's London auction sale in 2007 with an estimate of £220,000-£280,000
c. ADAGP, Paris and DACS London 2007

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
Le Pretre Marie, (Detail) (1961)
Signed 'Magritte' (lower right)
Oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 21 5/8 in
Was in a Christie's London auction sale in 2007 with an estimate of £2.000.000-£3,000,000
c. ADAGP, Paris and DACS London 2007

RENE MAGRITTE (1898 - 1967)

RENE MAGRITTE
The Great War (B/W) (1964)
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE (1898 - 1967)

RENE MAGRITTE
Le Grand Style (1958)
Signed 'Magritte' lower right; titled and dated '"Le grand style" 1952' (on the reverse)
Gouache on paper
7 5/8 x 5 5/8 in.
Was in a Christie's London auction sale in 2007 with an estimate of £50,000-£70,000
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
Photomontage with portraits of sixteen surrealists around the painting Je Ne Vois Pas La Femme Cahchee Dans La Foret published in La Revolution surrealiste, number 12, December 1929
c. ADAGP, Paris and DACS London 2007

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
The Nightingale (Detail) (1962)
Oil on canvas, 116 x 89 cm
Courtesy Galerie Isy Brachot, Brussels-Paris
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
Souvenir of a Journey (1955)
Oil on canvas
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
The Lull (1941)
Oil on canvas
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
The Giantess (Detail) (1929/30)
Tempera on paper, cardboard and canvas, 54 x 73 cm
Cologne, Museum Ludwig
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
The Giantess (Detail) (1929/30)
Tempera on paper, cardboard and canvas, 54 x 73 cm
Cologne, Museum Ludwig
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
Memory, 1945
Oil on canvas
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
Memory, 1948
Oil on canvas, 59 x 49 cm
Patrimoine culturel de la Communaute francaise de Belgique
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
Alice in Wonderland, 1945
Oil on canvas, 145.5 x 113 cm
Private collection
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
The Fire (1953)
Oil on canvas
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
The Assassin Threatened (B/W) (1926)
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
La Traversee Difficile (1957-1958)
Signed 'Magritte' (lower right), with the title 'La Traversee difficile' (lower centre)
Gouache, pen and india ink and pencil on paper
9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.
Was in a Christie's London auction sale in 2007 with an estimate of £140,000-£180,000
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

RENE MAGRITTE

RENE MAGRITTE
La Valse Hesitation (1952)
Signed 'Magritte' (lower right); titled and dated '"La valse hesitation" 1952' (on the reverse)
Gouache on paper
5 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.
Was in a Christie's London auction sale in 2007 with an estimate of £70,000-£100,000
c. Estate of Rene Magritte

GEORGES MALKINE

GEORGES MALKINE
The Lady of Pique (B/W) (1928)
c. Artist's Estate

MAN RAY

MAN RAY
Burnt Bridges (B/W) (1935)
c. Man Ray Trust

MAN RAY

MAN RAY
Scene from Emik Bakia, a film by Man Ray (1927)
c. Man Ray Trust

MAN RAY

MAN RAY
Shakepearian Equation: Twelfth Night' (B/W) (1948)
c. Man Ray Trust

MAN RAY

MAN RAY
L'Arbre est une Rose (1938)
Signed and dated 'Man Ray 1938' (lower right)
Oil on canvas
51 7/8 x 38 in.
Was in a Christie's London auction sale in 2007 with an estimate of £200,00-£300,000
c. ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2007

MAN RAY

MAN RAY
Paul Eluard and Andre Breton c. Photograph, 1926
This photo's nearly 100 years old and yet it could have been taken yesterday. Two cool young dudes with something to say, something to tell and, well, something that remains forever. Surrealism.
c. Man Ray Trust/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2007

MAN RAY (1890 - 1976)

MAN RAY
The Artificial Florist (1943)
Signed and dated 'Man Ray 1943' (lower right); signed '"Thw Artificial Florist" Man Ray 1943' (on the stretcher)
Oil and collage on canvas in the artist's frame
Painting: 24 x 20 in.
Was in a Christie's London auction sale in 2007 with an estimate of £150,000-£200,000
c. Estate of Man Ray

MAN RAY

MAN RAY
The Wall, 1938
Signed and dated 'Man Ray 1938' (lower right)
Oil on canvas
19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in.
Was in a Christie's London auction sale in 2007 with an estimate of £200,000-£300,000.
c. Man Ray Trust/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2007

MAN RAY

MAN RAY
Portrait of Marcel Duchamp (1923)
c. Man Ray Trust/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2007

MAN RAY

MAN RAY
The Wall, 1938
Private Collection
c. Man Ray Trust/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2007

LE MARECHAL

LE MARECHAL
The Monster of State (B/W) (1958)
c. Artist's Estate

MARIE-LAURE

MARIE-LAURE
The Lions' Thirst (B/W) (1962)
c. Artist's Estate

ANDRE MASSON

ANDRE MASSON
Sun-trap (B/W) 1938
c. Artist's Estate

ANDRE MASSON

ANDRE MASSON
Gradiva (1939)
c. Artist's Estate

ANDRE MASSON

ANDRE MASSON
Portrait of Antonin Artaud (1925)
Drawing
c. Artist's Estate

MATTA (1911 - 2002)

MATTA
Intervision (B/W) (1955)

MATTA (1911 - 2002)

MATTA
Doubt's Pilgrim (B/W) (1946)
c. Estate of Roberto Matta

MATTA (1911 - 2002)

MATTA
To Give Painless Light (1960)
c. Estate of Roberto Matta

MATTA (1911 - 2002)

MATTA
Las Majas, Carmen (c. 1940)
Crayons and pencil on paper
11 x 15 1/8 in.
Was in a Christie's London auction sale in 2007 with an estimate of £50,000-£70,000
c. Estate of Roberto Matta

E.L.T. MESENS

E.L.T. MESENS
Handsight (B/W) (1951)
c. Artist's Estate

JOAN MIRO (1893 - 1983)

JOAN MIRO
Constellation: The Morning Star (1940)
c. Artist's Estate

JOAN MIRO (1893 - 1983)

JOAN MIRO
Woman in Front of the Sun (1950)
c. Artist's Estate

JOAN MIRO (1893 - 1983)

JOAN MIRO
Ladder Cross the Blue Sky in a Wheel of Fire (1953)
c. Artist's Estate

JOAN MIRO (1893 - 1983)

JOAN MIRO
Painting (1943)
c. Artist's Estate

JOAN MIRO (1893 - 1983)

JOAN MIRO
Hand Catching a Bird (B/W) (1926)
c. Artist's Estate

JOAN MIRO (1893 - 1983)

JOAN MIRO
Portrait of Mme K (B/W) (1924)
c. Artist's Estate

JOAN MIRO (1893 - 1983)

JOAN MIRO
Person Throwing a Stone at a Bird (1926)
c. Artist's Estate

JOAN MIRO (1893 - 1983)

JOAN MIRO
Fete (1937)
Signed 'Miro' (centre right); signed, dated and titled 'Miro, "Fete" 20/9/37. M.' (on the reverse)
Watercolour, wash and brush and ink on paper
29 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.
Was in a Christie's London auction sale in 2007 with an estimate of £200,000-£300,000
c. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, A.E. Gallatin Collection

JOAN MIRO (1893 - 1983)

JOAN MIRO
Sans Titre (1933)
Signed and dated 'Joan Miro. 7.10.33.' (on the reverse)
Conte crayon and collage on paper
24 3/8 x 18 1/2 in.
Was in a Christie's London auction sale in 2007 with an estimate of £140,000-£180,000
c. Artist's Estate

RICHARD OELZE (1900 - 1980)

RICHARD OELZE
The Pillar (B/W) 1953
c. Artist's Estate

RICHARD OELZE (1900 - 1980)

RICHARD OELZE
The Expectation (B/W) (1935/36)
Even in black and white it's just ... astonishing. Oelze is a surrealist well worth discovering or re-discovering.
c. Artist's Estate

RICHARD OELZE (1900 - 1980)

RICHARD OELZE
The Expectation (1935/36)
This is one of the most atmospheric and haunting paintings I've seen. Mysterious and ethereal, figures against the sky ... astonishing.
c. Artist's Estate

MERET OPPENHEIM

MERET OPPENHEIM
Breakfast in Fur (B/W) (1938)
c. Artist's Estate

HENRY ORLIK (b. 1947)

HENRY ORLIK
The Landlord (Detail)
The artist being re-discovered ... now.
c. Henry Orlik

WOLFGANG PAALEN

WOLFGANG PAALEN
On the Ladder of Desire (B/W) (1936)
c. Artist's Estate

GRACE PAILTHORPE

GRACE PAILTHORPE
December 4th, 1938 (1938)
Oil paint on hardboard, 67.9 x 51.9 cm
c. Artist's Estate

WOLFGANG PAALEN

WOLFGANG PAALEN
Medusan Landscape (B/W) (1937)
c. Artist's Estate

ROLAND PENROSE

ROLAND PENROSE
The Invisible Isle (B/W) (1936)
c. Artist's Estate

FRANCIS PICABIA (1879 - 1953)

FRANCIS PICABIA
Lodola (1930 - 1931)
Oil on canvas
76 3/4 x 51 1/8 in.
Was in a Christie's London auction sale in 2007 with an estimate of £250,000-£350,000
c. Artist's Estate

JACQUES PREVERT

JACQUES PREVERT
The pleasures of Progress (B/W) (1958)
c. Artist's Estate

JACQUES PREVERT

JACQUES PREVERT
Man, Woman and Child (1958)
c. Artist's Estate

DIEGO RIVERO

DIEGO RIVERO
Frida Kahlo and Paulette Goddard (in white) on a mural in San Francisco (1940)
c. Artist's Estate

KAY SAGE

KAY SAGE
Le Passage (1956)
c. Artist's Estate

KAY SAGE

KAY SAGE
Small Portrait (1950)
c. Artist's Estate

KAY SAGE

KAY SAGE
In The Third Sleep (1944)
c. Artist's Estate

JOSEPH SIMA

JOSEPH SIMA
Composition (B/W) (1928)
c. Artist's Estate

MAX WALTER SVANBERG

MAX WALTER SVANBERG
Kiss of the Dream-Woman (B/W) (1959)
c. Artist's Estate

YVES TANGUY (1900 - 1955)

YVES TANGUY
Furnished Times (1939)
c. Artist's Estate

YVES TANGUY (1900 - 1955)

YVES TANGUY
Et Voila! (B/W) (1927)
c. Artist's Estate

YVES TANGUY (1900 - 1955)

YVES TANGUY
Sans Titre (1927)
Signed and dated 'Yves Tanguy 27' (lower right)
Oil on canvas
39 1/4 x 31 3/4 in
Was in a Christie's London auction sale in 2007 with an estimate of £400,000-£600,000
c. DACS 2007

DOROTHEA TANNING (1910 - 2012)

DOROTHEA TANNING
Palaestra (B/W) (1947)
c. The Dorothea Tanning Foundation

DOROTHEA TANNING (1910 - 2012)

DOROTHEA TANNING
Two Words (B/W) (1963)