René Magritte, The Masterpiece or the Mysteries of the Horizon

Artist: René Magritte (1898 - 1967)
Title:The Masterpiece or the Mysteries of the Horizon
Medium:Color Lithograph
Sheet Size:23 3/5 in x 15 3/4 in (60 cm x 40 cm)
Framed Size:Approx. 35 in x 25 in (88.9 cm x 63.5 cm)
Edition:Numbered from the edition of 275 in pencil in the lower left margin.
Signature:his color lithograph is was published and printed by Philippe Moreno, Paris in 2003. This work is signed ‘Magritte’ in fascimile in graphite color in the lower right margin and signed in pencil in the lower left margin by the representative of ADAGP representing the Magritte Succession, Mr. Charly Hersovici.
Condition:This work is in excellent condition.
ID #W-5562

Historical Description

Rene Magritte's The Masterpiece or the Mysteries of the Horizon features three seemingly identical men in bowler hats. The imagery of the man in bowler hat is quite common in Magritte's other works, often reappearing in multiples. In this piece, each man faces a different direction, and each marked by a crescent moon. It appears they are sharing the same space however though they exist in different realities.

Created after an original 1955 oil on canvas titled Les mystères de l'horizon (The Mysteries of the Horizion), this color lithograph was published and printed by Philippe Moreno, Paris in 2003. This work is signed ‘Magritte’ in fascimile in graphite color in the lower right margin and signed in pencil in the lower left margin by the representative of ADAGP representing the Magritte Succession, Mr. Charly Hersovici. Numbered from the edition of 275 in pencil in the lower left margin.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Rene Magritte's The Masterpiece or the Mysteries of the Horizon is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work).

1. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.

About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Rene Magritte's The Masterpiece or the Mysteries of the Horizon is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.