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The Balcony

A work made of red chalk with stumping on cream wove paper.
© 2018 C. Herscovici, London / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of red chalk with stumping on cream wove paper.

Date:

c. 1949

Artist:

René François Ghislain Magritte
Belgian, 1898-1967

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

René Magritte

Title

The Balcony

Place

Belgium (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1944–1954

Medium

Red chalk with stumping on cream wove paper

Dimensions

44.5 × 36.5 cm (17 9/16 × 14 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Shapiro

Reference Number

1992.243

Copyright

© 2018 C. Herscovici, London / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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