| Marcel Marien |
Le tribut
1985/1985
Silver print
on original mount
9-1/2 x 8-1/4 in. (241 x 210 mm)
Female nude with marble bust. Signed, titled and dated on recto of thin board mount just below photograph in ink. With Marien's red edition stamp, which is numbered No. 4 of 5 on verso of print and Estate stamp on verso of mount. Marien was one of the most important Belgium surrealists and was a friend of Rene Magritte, Picasso and Paul Eluard. He died in 1993. See, Lejeune, Marcel Mariën, Ne faites pas attention a la photographie, p.39.
Price: $4,000 Sale: $2,800 (ref. 9344)