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The Portrait (Magritte)

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The Portrait
ArtistRené Magritte
Year1935
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions73.3 cm × 50.2 cm (28⅞ in × 19⅞ in)
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

The Portrait is an oil on canvas painting by the Belgian surrealist René Magritte, from 1935.

It depicts an almost photo-realistic table setting with a slice of ham in the center, with an eye staring back at the viewer from the center of the ham.

This painting was once part of the private collection of the surrealist painter Kay Sage. In 1956 she donated it as a gift to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.[1]

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