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The Menaced Assassin (French: L’Assassin menacé) is a 1927 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.