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New York, NY, United States
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The Collection of Amalia de Schulthess
René Magritte's Torse nu dans les nuages (circa. 1937) leads Bonhams sale of The Collection of Amalia de Schulthess on Tuesday, December 7, in New York. The work, which has remained unseen for the last 70 years -- and has never before been offered at auction -- has an estimate of $6,000,000 - 9,000,000.
Combining the classical and the deeply surreal, Torse nu dans les nuages includes two of René Magritte's signature motifs: clouds and a female torso. The work dates from circa 1937, during the height of the Surrealist movement. It comes to Bonhams from the distinguished private collection of Amalia de Schulthess (1918-2021) and leads the dedicated single-owner sale of selected works from her impressive collection. Torse nu dans les nuages was notably included in the 1948 Magritte exhibition at the Copley Galleries in Los Angeles.
Molly Ott Ambler, Head of Fine Art, Americas, said: "Torse nu dans les nuages is a highly significant painting within René Magritte's oeuvre, exemplary of his first Surrealist phase. Strange and otherworldly, it is a pictorial puzzle that reconfigures expectations and offers an alternative representation of reality. It is quite simply a Surrealist masterpiece, an impressive meditation on the complex nature of spatial and perceptual experience."
Bruno Vinciguerra, Bonhams CEO, said, "Bonhams is thrilled to offer this exquisite work by René Magritte which is at auction for the first time. Given our experience with major works from this era, we are extremely pleased to have another Surrealist masterpiece at Bonhams."
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