16th September (painting)

16th September
Artist	René Magritte
Year	1956 (1956)
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	115 cm × 88 cm (45.27 in × 34.64 in)
Location	Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp
Preceded by	The Mysteries of the Horizon
Followed by	The Alarm Clock
Website	Museum listing

16th September is a 1956 painting by René Magritte, probably produced in 1956. It is now in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, which bought it directly from the artist.^[1] The painting depicts a tree surrounded by empty space with rocks, and near the middle of the tree the Moon is shown.

See also

• List of paintings by René Magritte
• 1956 in art

References

1. (in Dutch) Walther Vanbeselaere in 'Aanwinsten tijdens de ambtsperiode 1948-1972', in Jaarboek van het Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 1973, p. 93.