![[Friends on the Beach], René Magritte, 1937](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/20127ed3-9a9f-43e8-9139-0f6cf52cda09/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
René MagritteBelgian, 1898–1967[Friends on the Beach]
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “[Friends on the Beach]” now? Collection: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Not on view at present. Checked October 7, 2026.
Los Angeles, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
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About the work
Paul Nougé, Marthe Nougé, Georgette Magritte, Paul Colinet and Paul Magritte standing on the beach, wearing coats.
J. Paul Getty Museum
Details
- Accession number
- 85.XM.517.4
In the catalog
Sources
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Image: J. Paul Getty Museum — ; In Copyright
In the life of René Magritte
The whole life1930s
The patronage of Edward James
The British Surrealist patron Edward James let Magritte stay rent-free in his London home, where he studied architecture and painted; James is depicted in two paintings of 1937, “The Pleasure Principle” and “Not to Be Reproduced”.
1930–1954 · Residence
René Magritte House
1936
First solo exhibition in the United States
In 1936 his first solo exhibition in the United States was held at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York.
1936–1940
An affair with Sheila Legge and a marriage in crisis
In 1936 Magritte met the young performance artist Sheila Legge and began an affair with her; he arranged for his friend Paul Colinet to entertain and distract Georgette, but this led to an affair between Georgette and Colinet. The couple did not reconcile until 1940.
1938
Exhibition at the London Gallery
In 1938 an exhibition of his work was held at the London Gallery, following the New York solo show of 1936.
1938
A lecture on the “magical” in art
In a lecture in 1938 Magritte named the magical in art — which he had met as a child — as his guiding star.
