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Giorgio de Chirico (Italian, born Greece. 1888–1978. Worked in Paris 1911–15, 1925–39.)

The Enigma of a Day [L'énigme d'une journée]. 1914

Oil on canvas, 6' 1 1/4" x 55" (185.5 x 139.7 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. James Thrall Soby Bequest

Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.

1211.79

Other works by this artist

Provenance:

Paul Guillaume, Paris
Galerie Surréaliste, Paris. By 1928
André Breton, Paris. [By 1933] - 1935
Pierre Matisse, New York. On consignment from Breton in August 1935
James Thrall Soby (1906-1979), New Canaan, Conn. Purchased from Breton through Pierre Matisse, December 4, 1935 - 1979
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. James Thrall Soby Bequest, 1979

Alternate titles:

L'énigme d'une journée
L'enigma di un giorno
L'énigme d'une journée (L'enigma di una giornata)
L'énigme d'une journée (I) (The Enigma of a Day [I])

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