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The Difficult Crossing (La traversée difficile)
ArtistRené Magritte
Year1926
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions80 cm × 65.3 cm (31.5 in × 26 in)
LocationPrivate collection

The Difficult Crossing (La traversée difficile) is the name given to two oil-on-canvas paintings by the Belgian surrealist René Magritte. The original version was completed in 1926 during Magritte's early prolific years of surrealism and is currently held in a private collection.[1] A later version was completed in 1963 and is also held in a private collection.[2]

  1. ^ Calvocoressi, Richard, Magritte. Phaidon, London, UK (1984).
  2. ^ Gablik, Suzi, Magritte. Thames & Hudson, New York (2000).

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