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PrintsBelgian20th century

La solution de rébus/The key to the riddle

1937

Artists

Rene MagritteArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Photo offset lithograph

Culture

Belgian

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Photographs

Dimensions

9.2 x 14.1 cm (3 5/8 x 5 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Jack Banning, New York, [Christie's East], sold: to Rick Wester, Dobbs Ferry, New York, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

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