Edward James in front of "On the Threshold of Liberty"
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Title
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Edward James in front of "On the Threshold of Liberty"
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Type
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Photograph
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Description
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Edward James was an eccentric poet, collector, and patron of both Dalí and Magritte. In 1937, when Magritte visited James in London, he painted a vertical version of his 1929 canvas On the Threshold of Liberty to install in the stairwell; he also photographed his host and patron in front of the painting.
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has dimension
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10.8 x 16.7 cm (4 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.)
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Date
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1937
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Provenance
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Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987
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Rights
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© 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
