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René Magritte and “The Barbarian”

Unknown Artist and René Magritte

René Magritte and “The Barbarian”

1938

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René Magritte and “The Barbarian”

1938

Physical Qualities Gelatin silver print, Sheet: 187 x 251 mm. (7 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.) Image: 168 x 242 mm. (6 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Purchase with exchange funds from the Edward Joseph Gallagher III Memorial Collection; and partial gift of George H. Dalsheimer, Baltimore
Object Number 1988.440
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift/purchase, 1988; George Dalsheimer, Baltimore; Prakapas Gallery, NY; E.L.T. Mesens
Vancouver Art Museum, "Surrealism: The Colour of my Dreams: The Surrealist Revolution in Art," May 28 - September 25, 2011.

Darsie Alexander, BMA, "Parallel Tracks," Nov. 27, 2002-May 25, 2003.

Jan Howard, BMA, "Surrealist Art from the BMA's Collection," 31 March - 20 June 1999.

Jan Howard, BMA, "The Collector's Eye: Photographs from the Museum's Dalsheimer Collection," 17 September - 19 November, 1989.
Magritte, Rene´, Anne Umland, and Stephanie D'Alessandro. Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926-1938. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2013. Print. Plate 130, pp. 228

Inscribed: extensive notes on verso by later hands

Artist

Unknown Artist

Previously attributed to

René Magritte

Belgian, 1898-1967

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