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Homesickness

A work made of watercolor and gouache, over touches of graphite, on cream wove paper.
© 2018 C. Herscovici, London / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of watercolor and gouache, over touches of graphite, on cream wove paper.

Date:

c. 1948

Artist:

René Magritte
Belgian, 1898-1967

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

René Magritte

Title

Homesickness

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.

1943–1953

Medium

Watercolor and gouache, over touches of graphite, on cream wove paper

Inscriptions

Signed upper right, in graphite: "Magritte"

Dimensions

45.5 × 35.1 cm (17 15/16 × 13 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mary and Leigh Block

Reference Number

1964.1171

Copyright

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

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