The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

The Legend of the Centuries

1945

René Magritte

(Belgian, 1898–1967)
Belgium, 20th century
watercolor and gouache
Sheet: 41.7 x 32.4 cm (16 7/16 x 12 3/4 in.)
Bequest of Lockwood Thompson 1992.273
© C. Herscovici / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: Not on view
  • Galerie Lou Cosyn (2 stamps, upper right, in purple ink)
  • Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79. Mentioned: p. 73 www.jstor.org
  • Selected Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 11, 1993).
  • {{cite web|title=The Legend of the Centuries|url=false|author=René Magritte|year=1945|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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