René Magritte
La Leçon de Musique, Son de Cloche (The Music Lesson, Sound of the Bell)

La Leçon de Musique, Son de Cloche (The Music Lesson, Sound of the Bell)

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La Leçon de Musique, Son de Cloche (The Music Lesson, Sound of the Bell)
La Leçon de Musique, Son de Cloche (The Music Lesson, Sound of the Bell)
ArtistBelgian, 1898–1967
PrinterFrench, 1910–2001
PublisherParis
CultureBelgian
Titles
  • La Leçon de Musique, Son de Cloche (The Music Lesson, Sound of the Bell)
  • Signe de Survie au Temps d'Amour (Evidence of Survival in Times of Love)
Date1968
Published inParis, France
MediumEtching and aquatint in colors on Japan nacre paper, edition 122/150
DimensionsPlate: 6 × 4 in. (15.2 × 10.2 cm)
 Sheet: 10 7/8 × 8 13/16 in. (27.6 × 22.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning
Object number92.96
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Singular and Plural: Recent Accessions, Post-War Drawings and Prints," MFAH, June 6 - August 8, 1992.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image in pencil "122/150"
bottom right below image in pencil "Magritte"
bottom right corner of sheet an oval blind stamp "GRAVURE ORIGINALE / ATELIER / RENE MAGRITTE"
Catalogue raisonnéKaplan and Baum 15

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