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  • Document

    René Magritte

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    Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926–1938

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    René Magritte

    Duane Michals. Photograph of René Magritte. Gelatin silver print, 4 13/16 × 6 11/16" (12.2 × 17 cm). Photographic Archive, Artists and Personalities. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

  • Exhibition

    Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926–1938

    René Magritte. The Menaced Assassin. Brussels, 1927. Oil on canvas, 59 1/4″ × 6′ 4 7/8″ (150.4 × 195.2 cm). The Museum of Modern Art. Kay Sage Tanguy Fund. © 2013 Charly Herscovici, Brussels/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • The Collection

    Marcel Broodthaers. Street René Magritte Street (Rue René Magritte Straat). 1968

  • MoMA Learning

    René Magritte. The Palace of Curtains, III. Le Perreux-sur-Marne. 1928–29

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    Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926–1938

    Magritte title graphic

  • Event

    Magritte’s Apple Story Time and Art Workshop

    Cover of Magritte's Apple by Klaas Verplancke

  • The Collection

    Unidentified photographer, René Magritte. Star of Stones. 1935

  • The Collection

    Unidentified photographer, René Magritte. Enigma. 1950

  • Event

    Gallery Sessions: Zoom Into René Magritte's The Menaced Assassin

    René Magritte. The Menaced Assassin. 1927. Oil on canvas, 59 1/4" x 6' 4 7/8" (150.4 x 195.2 cm). Kay Sage Tanguy Fund

  • Audio

    Introduction to Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary 1926-1938

    Magritte title graphic

  • The Collection

    René Magritte. The False Mirror. Paris 1929

  • Exhibition

    René Magritte

  • The Collection

    Sophie Calle. GHOSTS. Composed of GHOST (de Chirico: The Enigma of the Day), GHOST (Hopper: House by the Railroad), GHOST (Magritte: The Menaced Assasin). 1991

  • Event

    Gallery Sessions: René Magritte's The Menaced Assassin

    René Magritte. The Menaced Assassin. 1927. Oil on canvas, 59 1/4" x 6' 4 7/8" (150.4 x 195.2 cm). Kay Sage Tanguy Fund

  • Event

    Gallery Sessions: René Magritte's The Menaced Assassin

    René Magritte. The Menaced Assassin. 1927. Oil on canvas, 59 1/4" x 6' 4 7/8" (150.4 x 195.2 cm). Kay Sage Tanguy Fund

  • Audio

    René Magritte. Au seuil de la liberté (On the Threshold of Liberty). London, 1937

    René Magritte. Au seuil de la liberté (On the Threshold of Liberty). London, 1937

  • The Collection

    René Magritte. The Lovers. Paris 1928

  • Audio

    René Magritte. La Clef des songes (The Interpretation of Dreams). Brussels, 1935

    René Magritte. La Clef des songes (The Interpretation of Dreams). Brussels, 1935
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