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The False Mirror
René Magritte (Belgian, 1898–1967)
Le Perreux-sur-Marne, 1928. Oil on canvas, 21 1/4 x 31 7/8" (54 x 80.9 cm). Purchase
Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.
133.1936
The artist, 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
Le Faux Miroir / The False Mirror
Oeil de ciel / Eye of Sky
L'oeil
The Eye
[Le Faux Miroir]
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