{"product_id":"rene-magritte-la-corde-sensible-1979","title":"René Magritte - La Corde Sensible (1979)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLa Corde Sensible (1979)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e René Magritte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e La Corde Sensible\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e La Philosophie de la Peinture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1979 (posthumous)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lithograph in colours after paintings by the artist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 73.6 × 53 cm (28 7\/8 × 20 7\/8 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e XL (40) — Roman numerals, signed by Georgette Magritte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed “Magritte” by Georgette Magritte lower right; printed signature of the artist in plate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthentication:\u003c\/strong\u003e Certificate of Authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limited edition lithograph — posthumous authorised edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Corde Sensible\u003c\/em\u003e (1979) — “The Heartstring” — is one of the most formally serene and conceptually precise images in Magritte’s entire catalogue: a transparent glass coupe, its stem planted in a vast open landscape of green meadows and distant mountains under a blue sky, its bowl filled not with wine but with a single perfect cumulus cloud. The substitution is characteristic Magritte: the container and the contained are wrong in the most logically exact way possible, the glass performing its function of holding while the cloud performs its function of existing, and the two propositions together producing something that is simultaneously completely impossible and completely natural.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe image belongs to Magritte’s sustained interrogation of the relationship between objects and the spaces they occupy — the same philosophical territory as \u003cem\u003eThe Treachery of Images\u003c\/em\u003e (“This is not a pipe”), \u003cem\u003eGolconde\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Son of Man\u003c\/em\u003e. Here, the cloud — Magritte’s most personal meteorological element, the form that appears in more of his paintings than any other single motif — is domesticated into a vessel while the landscape behind it remains entirely ordinary, the Belgian countryside rendered with the academic precision and the slightly hallucinatory clarity that defines his pictorial method.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis lithograph in colours is from the series \u003cem\u003eLa Philosophie de la Peinture\u003c\/em\u003e, executed after Magritte’s paintings and published posthumously in 1979 — twelve years after his death — in a limited edition in Roman numerals, signed by Georgette Magritte, the artist’s wife, whose authentication of posthumous editions was a recognised and documented practice. The printed signature of the artist appears in the plate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Delivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e✔ Secure worldwide shipping from France\u003cbr\u003e✔ Professional and careful packaging\u003cbr\u003e✔ Tracking number and insurance included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"S1PPyQ\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/collections\/collection-rene-magritte-surrealisme-poetique-illusions-visuelles-et-editions-iconiques\" title=\"Collection René Magritte\"\u003e➡️ See all available works by René Magritte\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/pages\/contact-us\" title=\"Contact\"\u003e➡️ Contact us for any question\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFAQ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this an original Magritte lithograph?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — an original lithograph in colours from the posthumous authorised series \u003cem\u003eLa Philosophie de la Peinture\u003c\/em\u003e (1979), signed by Georgette Magritte and numbered in Roman numerals, with the artist’s printed signature in plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is the work signed by Georgette Magritte?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorgette Magritte — the artist’s wife — signed posthumous editions on his behalf, a documented and recognised authentication practice for works in this series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is La Philosophie de la Peinture?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA posthumous series of lithographs in colours executed after Magritte’s paintings, published in 1979 — twelve years after his death — as an authorised edition presenting his most celebrated images in fine art lithographic form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the edition size?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe edition is in Roman numerals — a designation reserved for the most exclusive category of impressions within a publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does “La Corde Sensible” mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The Heartstring” — a French expression referring to the emotional chord that is struck by something deeply felt, here applied to a composition of extraordinary visual and philosophical calm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you ship internationally?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — worldwide, with museum-grade flat packaging, full insurance, and shipment tracking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYou may also love\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/collections\/damien-hirst?_pos=3\u0026amp;_psq=damien+hirst\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e Damien Hirst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e— explore the collection !\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"René Magritte","offers":[{"title":"73.6 × 53 cm","offer_id":54938162626906,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/8699\/4210\/files\/LaCordeSensible-1979.png?v=1791546144","url":"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/products\/rene-magritte-la-corde-sensible-1979","provider":"LYNART STORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}