[Friends on the Beach]

1937 · Photograph · 5.2 × 8 cm

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Pas exposée actuellement

Où est « [Friends on the Beach] » aujourd’hui ? Collection: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Pas exposée actuellement. Vérifié 7 octobre 2026.

Los Angeles, États-Unis

Elle appartient à la collection, mais n’est pas présentée en ce moment.

Paul Nougé, Marthe Nougé, Georgette Magritte, Paul Colinet and Paul Magritte standing on the beach, wearing coats.

J. Paul Getty Museum

1930s
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 · Résidence
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.