Studies for L'Empire des Lumieres
Artist
René Magritte (Belgian, 1898–1967)Belgian, 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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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
Published References None known Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed l.c.: "for Mister Harrold Stephenson sincerely René Magritte 1960":
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