René MAGRITTE (1898-1967)

/!\ /!\ /!\ To bid on this lot, a deposit of 5,000 euros will be required - Please contact the auction house /!\ /!\ /!\ La Légende des Siècles, 1950 Pencil and crayon on paper Signed upper left Titled, dated and signed on the back H. 28.5 cm. L. 22 cm Preparatory drawing for various versions of this subject, including a 1950 canvas version in the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. According to the authors of the Catalogue Raisonné, the title chosen for this series of works, "which is taken from Victor Hugo, appeared on a list of possible titles drawn up by Magritte in a letter to Mariën in July 1944. Both Magritte and Mariën claimed to have applied it to this particular image, an image described by Magritte (on the back of a 1958 drawing) as 'a red chair on a stone chair eroded by time'." A certificate from the Magritte Committee will be issued to the purchaser. With its export certificate Resale rights will be at the purchaser's expense.