The Menaced Assassin

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title=The Menaced Assassin
artist=René Magritte
year=1927
type=Oil on canvas
height=150.4
width=195.2
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city=New York
museum=Museum of Modern Art

"The Menaced Assassin" ( _fr. L'Assassin menacé) (1927) is an oil on canvas painting by Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte.

The main subject of the painting, a blood-smeared nude woman, is seen lying on a couch. The assassin of the painting's title, a well-dressed man, stands ready to leave, his coat and hat on a chair next to his bag. He is however delayed by the sound of music, and in an unhurriedly relaxed manner, listens to a gramophone. In the meantime, two men armed with club and net wait in the foyer to ensnare him, whilst three more men also watch from over the balcony.

References

*cite book |last=Museum of Modern Art |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=MoMA Highlights: 350 Works from The Museum of Modern Art |origdate= |origyear= |origmonth= |url= |format= |accessdate= |accessyear= |accessmonth= |edition= |series= |date= |year=2004 |month=November |publisher=The Museum of Modern Art |location=New York |language= |isbn=978-0870704901 |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages=pg. 103 |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote=