Magritte-The-Companions-of-Fear-1942.jpg (340 × 256 pixels, file size: 19 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
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Photograph of Rene Magritte's 1942 painting, Les compagnons de la peur ("The Companions of Fear"), the French title of Rex Stout's novel The League of Frightened Men. Magritte is reported to have often found titles for his work in books by Stout and other authors. |
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Christie's, Sale 10864—The Art of The Surreal Evening Sale, February 4, 2015 |
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To visually identify the painting that is the sole subject of the section of the article titled "Cultural references", where the work and its relationship to the Stout novel is discussed. |
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There is no free version of this image, copyrighted by Christie's Inc. for its auction catalog and website. |
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"The title of this widely exhibited painting – like those of many of his works – was drawn from wide-ranging literary sources, not least the detective novels of Rex Stout. This was the title given to The League of Frightened Men when Gallimard published it in French in 1939." — Apollo magazine, February 2, 2015 |
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| current | 23:48, 24 May 2016 | | 340 × 256 (19 KB) | WFinch (talk | contribs) | {{Non-free use rationale |Article = The League of Frightened Men |Description = Photograph of Rene Magritte's 1942 painting, ''Les compagnons de la peur'' ("The Companions of Fear"), the French title of Rex Stout's novel ''The League... |
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