A well-to-do woman clad in extravagant white clothing stands in front of a brick wall against an ocean background. Utilizing a device often found in his work, Magritte places a smaller object in front of a large one, masking part of the object in the background. In this work, Magritte places a cluster of purple flowers over the woman's face, hiding her identity from the viewer. The viewer wonders if the woman's expensive attire is perhaps more indicative of her identity than her face itself.

Created after the 1964 original oil on canvas La grande guerre (The Great War) by René Magritte (1898-1967), this original color lithograph was published and printed by Philippe Moreno, Paris in 2003. This work is signed 'Magritte' in facsimile in graphite color in the lower right margin and signed in pencil in the lower left margin by the representative of ADAGP representing the Magritte Succession, Mr. Charly Herscovici. Numbered 284/300 in pencil in the lower left margin (from the total edition of 360, 300 examples numbered 1-300, 45 artist's proofs numbered 1-45, and 15 copies reserved for the Succession Magritte), this work is stamped with the ADAGP blindstamp in the lower left margin and the Succession Magritte blindstamp in the lower right margin. On the back of this work is an extensive block of printed text stating the title, provenance, tirage, and details of the original oil on canvas.

DOCUMENTED AND ILLUSTRATED IN:
1. Meuris, Jacques. Magritte. London: Greenwich Editions, 1988. Original 1964 oil on canvas illustrated on pg. 232.

About the Framing:
Museum grade conservation framed in a complementary moulding with silk mats and optical grade Plexiglas.