La Porte S'Ouvre sur la Nuit Veloutee
Artist
Rene Magritte
(Belgian, 1898 - 1967)
Date1968
Place of ManufactureEurope
Mediumlithograph, colour
Medium Remarks: coloured inks
DimensionsOverall (image; sheet: 44.3x60.0): 27.2 x 44.4 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineGiven by Ferdinand Roten Inc., Baltimore
Object number1972.239.001
Descriptionright foreground-2 leaves, one has various exotic birds 'perched' on the veins as if they were tree branches, behing this is what looks like a stage curtain; to the left, the curtain is opening into a landscape; there is a door on the left - it is opening to the night; centered in the door is a candlestick with a new moon as the flameStatus
Not on view
Unknown Artist
1903
c.1900
Unknown Artist
Caroline Helena Armington
