René Magritte - Lot with 5 books - 1965-1986

1. René Magritte (André De Rache)
• Title: René Magritte
• Author: Patrick Waldberg (with general bibliography curated by André Blavier)
• Publisher: André De Rache Éditeur, Brussels
• Year of publication: 1965
• Number of pages: 358 pages
• Description: Monumental monograph in French, a milestone for the study of the painter. The cloth hardcover with illustrated dust jacket shows the famous work "La grande famiglia" (the dove of clouds over the sea). Contains a richly extensive corpus of hand-applied color plates and is a piece of absolute bibliographic value.

2. René Magritte (Palazzo dei Diamanti)
• Title: René Magritte
• Organization: Comune di Ferrara, Gallerie Civiche d'Arte Moderna
• Sponsor / Provenance: Istituto Finanziario per l'Arte - Finarte S.p.A.
• Year of publication: 1986 (Exhibition held from June 30 to October 12, 1986)
• Number of pages: 212 pages
• Description: Important catalog of the historic retrospective held at the Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara. Features a flexible blue minimalist design cover with the artist's name. Contains specialist critical texts and detailed entries for Surrealist paintings and sculptures.

3. Magritte (Éditions du Chêne)
• Title: Magritte
• Curator/Production: David Larkin (Introduction by Eddie Wolfram)
• Publisher: Éditions du Chêne, Paris (in collaboration with Finarte S.p.A.)
• Year of publication: 1972
• Number of pages: About 90 pages (with 40 full-page color plates)
• Description: Elegant large-format hardcover. The cover shows one of the most iconic and universal paintings in 20th-century art: "The Son of Man" (the man with the bowler hat and the green apple before his face).

4. Magritte. Retrospective Loan Exhibition
• Title: Magritte. Retrospective Loan Exhibition
• Organization / Gallery: Marlborough Fine Art (London) Ltd, London
• Year of publication: 1973 (October - November)
• Number of pages: 116 pages
• Description: Rare and prestigious catalog of an international exhibition held at 39 Old Bond Street, London. The hardcover cloth binding reproduces the enigmatic painting "Le Chasseur" (The Hunter). Proceeds from sales of this catalog at the time were donated to the famous The Edward James Trust.

5. Magritte (Catalogo Storico della Galleria Schwarz o Simile)
• Title: Magritte
• Type: Vintage Milanese exhibition catalog
• Year of publication: Circa 1965-1970
• Number of pages: About 32 pages
• Description: Monographic catalog printed in Italy in a vertical layout, with a soft sugar-paper colored cover. Features the gallery's typical logo and the central window with the artist's name. It is among the very first documentary exhibitions dedicated to Magritte in our country.