René Magritte
Studies for L'Empire des Lumieres

Studies for L'Empire des Lumieres

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Studies for L'Empire des Lumieres
Studies for L'Empire des Lumieres
ArtistBelgian, 1898–1967
CultureBelgian
Titles
  • Studies for L'Empire des Lumieres
Date1960
MediumBall-point pen on ivory wove paper, double sided
Dimensionssight: 17 13/16 × 5 1/16 inches (19.8 × 12.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Vaughn Foundation Fund
Object number2022.297
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, 1960; Harold Stephenson (1929-2018)1 Vaughn Foundation, by 1987; on long-term loan at MFAH, 1987-2022; given to MFAH, 2022.

1. Artist Harold Stevenson (1929-2018) arrived in New York City in 1949; there, Stevenson gained representation with the Hugo Gallery, and through director Alexander Iolas he established connections with Surrealists including Rene Magritte and Max Ernst. Stevenson moved to Paris a decade later and divided the rest of his career between that city, New York, and his native Oklahoma.

Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed l.c.: "for Mister Harrold Stephenson sincerely René Magritte 1960":
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