COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
AIC_.1970.426
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AIC_.1970.426
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2001
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2001
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Paintings
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Paintings
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Magritte, René
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Magritte, René
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
European; Belgian
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European; Belgian
Creator Nationality
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Creator Role:
Artist
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Artist
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
Belgian; 1898-1967
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Belgian; 1898-1967
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
René Magritte
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René Magritte
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Time Transfixed
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Time Transfixed
Title
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Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
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Title:
La durée poignardée
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La durée poignardée
Title
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Title Type:
alternate
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alternate
Title Type
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View:
full view
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full view
View
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Creation Date:
1938
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1938
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1938
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1938
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1938
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1938
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
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Oil on canvas
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
oil on canvas
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oil on canvas
Classification Term
false
Classification Term:
Modern and Contemporary Art
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Modern and Contemporary Art
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
Europe,Belgium
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Europe,Belgium
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
57 7/8 x 38 7/8 in. (147 x 98.7 cm)
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57 7/8 x 38 7/8 in. (147 x 98.7 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1970.426
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1970.426
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Joseph Winterbotham Collection
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Joseph Winterbotham Collection
Credit Line
false
Inscriptions:
Signed lower right: MagritteTitled, inscribed, signed and dated on verso:"LA DURÉE/POIGNARDÉE"/80 P./MAGRITTE/1938
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Signed lower right: MagritteTitled, inscribed, signed and dated on verso:"LA DURÉE/POIGNARDÉE"/80 P./MAGRITTE/1938
Inscriptions
false
Copyright:
? C. Herscovici, Brussels / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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? C. Herscovici, Brussels / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.arsny.com"target="_new">http://www.arsny.com</a>
Rights
false
Context:
For Magritte, titles were verbal images carefully crafted to work in concert with the images in his paintings. Without suggesting a better alternative, Magritte in a 1959 letter complained that "Time Transfixed" was not a suitable translation of his original French title "La durée poignardée." In the same letter, Magritte explained this painted image as an example of the mystery of thought. Rather than use images that are in themselves strange or absurd (such as angels or the creatures of other Surrealists), Magritte brought together commonplace images in improbable ways, enhancing what is specific and mysterious about each.
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For Magritte, titles were verbal images carefully crafted to work in concert with the images in his paintings. Without suggesting a better alternative, Magritte in a 1959 letter complained that "Time Transfixed" was not a suitable translation of his original French title "La durée poignardée." In the same letter, Magritte explained this painted image as an example of the mystery of thought. Rather than use images that are in themselves strange or absurd (such as angels or the creatures of other Surrealists), Magritte brought together commonplace images in improbable ways, enhancing what is specific and mysterious about each.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E10169.tif
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AIC_.E10169.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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