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René Magritte (Belgian, 1898–1967.)

The False Mirror [Le Faux Miroir]. (1928)

Oil on canvas, 21 1/4 x 31 7/8" (54 x 80.9 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase

Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.

133.36

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Provenance:

René Magritte, Brussels. 1928 - 1930
E.L.T. (Edouard Léon Théodore) Mesens (1903-1971), Brussels. Purchased from Magritte, June 1930 - 1933
Man Ray. Acquired from Mesens, 1933 - 1936
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchased from Man Ray in 1936

Alternate titles:

The Eye
L'oeil
Oeil de ciel / Eye of Sky
Le Faux Miroir / The False Mirror, 1929

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