16th September (painting)

Painting by René Magritte the 1956 painting by René Magritte September 16 16th September Magritte - 16th September (1956).jpg Refer to "Description" section 16th September by René Magritte René Magritte 1956 Oil on canvas 115 88 45.27 34.64 The Mysteries of the Horizon The Alarm Clock Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp https://kmska.be/en/masterpiece/sixteenth-september 16th September (nl Zestien september)Zestien september https://kmska.be/nl/meesterwerk/zestien-september live https://web.archive.org/web/20250427224507/https://kmska.be/nl/meesterwerk/zestien-september 2025-04-27 2025-06-29 Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp nl is a 1956 painting by Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte. It is now in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, which bought it directly from the artist.nl Walther Vanbeselaere Aanwinsten tijdens de ambtsperiode 1948-1972 Jaarboek van het Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten 1973 93 Description 16th September is an oil painting on canvas, measuring 115 by 88 cm in 2. It depicts a tree surrounded by an empty field with rocks. A waxing crescent moon appears in the foreground, in front of the tree. Analysis All elements of the painting are rendered in a realistic manner, but the painting is in line with Magritte's other surrealist works because the Moon appears entirely in front of the tree, rather than shining through its leaves–which is impossible in the real world. It is unclear whether the title holds any particular significance. According to Magritte's journals, it was suggested by his friend, surrealist poet Louis Scutenaire. Some analyses have noted that the phase of the Moon in the painting does not match the phase that the Moon was in on 16 September 1956.2015-03-16 The Moon and René Magritte https://www.fullmoon.info/en/blog/rene-magritte-moon.html 2025-06-29 fullmoon.info en-GBKennedy Maev 2011-06-21 Magritte exhibition at Tate Liverpool gets fans of Marc Bolan raving https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jun/21/magritte-tate-liverpool-marc-bolan live https://web.archive.org/web/20241219122746/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jun/21/magritte-tate-liverpool-marc-bolan 2024-12-19 2025-06-29 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077The Strange Case of the Painting entitled 'September 16th' https://www.marc-bolan.net/16-september.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20250130091835/https://www.marc-bolan.net/16-september.html 2025-01-30 2025-06-29 marc-bolan.netGurney Tom 2023-10-14 Sixteenth of September by Rene Magritte https://www.thehistoryofart.org/rene-magritte/sixteenth-of-september/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20240419130857/https://www.thehistoryofart.org/rene-magritte/sixteenth-of-september/ 2024-04-19 2025-06-29 thehistoryofart.org History Magritte painted 16th September in July 1956, while under exclusive contract with Alexander Iolas, an art dealer who popularized Magritte's work in the United States. During this period, Magritte often painted many variations on the same theme; as such, there are several versions of 16th September, with two of them dated to 1956. The Minneapolis Institute of Art holds one version, which has red highlights and was done in gouache and graphite on paper.The Sixteenth of September, c. 1956–58 https://collections.artsmia.org/art/2798/the-sixteenth-of-september-rene-magritte live https://web.archive.org/web/20241209095718/https://collections.artsmia.org/art/2798/the-sixteenth-of-september-rene-magritte 2024-12-09 2025-06-29 Minneapolis Institute of Art The painting received attention during a 2011 exhibition of Magritte's works at the Tate Liverpool gallery, when fans of English musician Marc Bolan drew connections between 16th September and Bolan's death, which occurred on that date in 1977. The official Marc Bolan fan club held a giveaway for tickets to the exhibit and arranged a meetup there on 16 September of that year. See also List of paintings by René Magritte 1956 in art References External links The Banquet, a similar painting by Magritte — via the Art Institute of Chicago Category:1956 paintings Category:Moon in art Category:Oil paintings on canvas Category:Paintings by René Magritte Category:Paintings in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Category:Paintings of trees