16th September (painting) explained

The Sixteenth of September
Medium:Oil on canvas
Height Metric:115
Width Metric:88
Height Imperial:45.27
Width Imperial:34.64
Museum:Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
City: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. Walther Vanbeselaere in 'Aanwinsten tijdens de ambtsperiode 1948-1972', in Jaarboek van het Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 1973, p. 93.