Wrath of the Gods (Translation)
La Colere des Dieux (Primary Title)
René Magritte, Belgian, 1898 - 1967 (Artist)
The wittiness of this sketch by the foremost Surrealist painter juxtaposes the fixed yet animated horse and jockey against the seemingly immobile car and driver, which we know to be speeding. Rapidly drawn on a sheet of hotel note paper, Magritte’s ironic equestrian monument coldly and skeptically marks the end of an era in which horses were an essential part of human experience in France.
Signed in ink lower right: Magritte/ 1960
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
"The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts", The National Sporting Library & Museum, May 6 - July 31, 2016
"The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts", University of Richmond, March 3 - April 25, 2016
9/11/2010 - 1/2/2011 - "Corot to Cezanne: French Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon", VMFA, [113 DAYS]
"The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts", University of Richmond, March 3 - April 25, 2016
9/11/2010 - 1/2/2011 - "Corot to Cezanne: French Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon", VMFA, [113 DAYS]
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