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The Sixteenth of September
Artist René Magritte
Year1956 (1956)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions115 cm × 88 cm (45.27 in × 34.64 in)
Location Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp
Preceded by The Mysteries of the Horizon
Followed by The Alarm Clock
Website Museum listing

16th September is a 1956 painting by René Magritte, probably produced in 1956. It is now in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, which bought it directly from the artist. [1] The painting depicts a tree surrounded by empty space with rocks, and near the middle of the tree the Moon is shown.

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References

  1. ^ (in Dutch) Walther Vanbeselaere in 'Aanwinsten tijdens de ambtsperiode 1948-1972', in Jaarboek van het Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 1973, p. 93.