René Magritte, Belgian, 1898 - 1967

The Origins of Language (Les origines du langage), 1955

Oil on canvas

45 ½ × 35 ¼ in. (115.6 × 89.5 cm)

Painting

V 821

Menil Collection, Houston

© C. Herscovici / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

The Swing (after Fragonard), Yinka Shonibare, MBE, 2001