Gracefully sitting atop a starch white bow tie, a violin takes on the identity of its player. Suzi Gablik states of the painting upon which this work was based:

What one sees in an object, then, according to Magritte's calculations, is another object hidden. In the case of the violin, for example, what was needed was a white tie and starched collar: A Little of the Bandits' Soul. The idea of a knot had been clairvoyantly implicit throughout. At intermediate stages in the development of the final idea, the violin appeared knotted into a girl's hair-bow, and intertwined with a snake, until finally the knot resolved itself as part of the bow tie on the starched collar of the violinist (Gablik, pg. 106).

This patinated bronze sculpture was created in 2010 after the original 1960 painting by René Magritte (Lessines, 1898 - Brussels, 1967) of the same title. This work is numbered from the edition of 150 and stamp signed 'Magritte.' Published by the Magritte Foundation and cast at Fonderie Paumelle, France, this piece is also stamp signed by the Magritte Foundation and Fonderie Paumelle, France.

Documentation:

1. Certificate of Authenticity signed by Charly Herscovici, President of the Magritte Foundation, included with the purchase of this work.
2. Gablik, Suzi. Magritte. Greewich: New York Graphic Society Ltd., 1972. Original painting from which this work was based illustrated as catalogue no. 93 and discussed on pg. 106 - 107.
3. Gimferrer, Pere. Magritte. Barcelona: Ediciones Poligrafa, S.A., 1986. Original painting from which this work was based illustrated as catalogue no. 117.
4. Meuris, Jacques. Magritte. London: Greenwich Editions, 1988. Original painting from which this work is derived illustrated on pg. 7 as catalogue no. 7.