''16th September'' is a 1956 painting by
René Magritte
René François Ghislain Magritte (; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and bounda ...
, probably produced in 1956. It is now in the
Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (Dutch: ''Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen'', ''KMSKA'') is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium, founded in 1810, that houses a collection of paintings, sculptures and drawings from the fourteenth t ...
, which bought it directly from the artist.
[ Walther Vanbeselaere in 'Aanwinsten tijdens de ambtsperiode 1948-1972', in ''Jaarboek van het Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten'', 1973, p. 93.] The painting depicts a tree surrounded by empty space with rocks, and near the middle of the tree the Moon is shown.
See also
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List of paintings by René Magritte
This is an incomplete list of the paintings of René Magritte (21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967), a key surrealist
Surrealism is a cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists depicted unne ...
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1956 in art
Events from the year 1956 in art.
Events
*March 1 – Replica statue of the ''Discus Thrower'' dedicated in Washington, D.C., as a gift from the Italian government to commemorate the return of looted art objects after World War II.
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References
1956 paintings
Paintings by René Magritte
Paintings in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Moon in art
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