Study for "The Blank Signature"

Provenance

The artist's wife, Mme. Georgette Magritte [c. 1900-1986], Brussels; Paul Mellon [1907-1999], Upperville, Virginia; bequest 1999 to NGA, with life interest to his wife, Rachel Lambert Mellon [1910-2014].

Study for "The Blank Signature"

Magritte, René

1965

Accession Number

2014.18.27

Medium

graphite with charcoal, brown ink, and oil paint (?) on wove paper

Dimensions

sheet: 35.88 × 26.99 cm (14 1/8 × 10 5/8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon