May 10, 2012 - Sale 2278

Sale 2278 - Lot 103

Price Realized: $ 1,320
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967) MARCHE DES SNOBS. Sheet music cover. 1924.
13 3/4x10 1/2 inches, 35x26 3/4 cm. J. Buyst, Brussels.
Condition B+: light wrinkling and discoloration in image.
Before emerging as one of the great 20th century surrealist painters, Magritte was a commercial graphic designer. He designed over 40 music sheet covers, each one executed in an appealing Art Deco style. Roque p. 57.