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René François Ghislain Magritte (French: [ʁəne fʁɑ̃swa ɡilɛ̃ maɡʁit]; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and boundaries of reality and representation. [1]
The Treason of Images (This is not a Pipe) [45] 1929 Oil on canvas 55 x 72 cm Tree of Knowledge [46] 1929 Oil on canvas 41 x 27 cm The Eternally Obvious (L'évidence éternelle) [47] 1930 The Menil Collection Oil on five separately stretched and framed canvases mounted on acrylic sheet 167.6 × 38.1 × 55.9 cm La clef des songes. [48] 1930
The main subject of the painting is a blood-smeared nude woman, 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.
Women Surrealists are women ... Belgian painter, who from 1929 onwards was a member of the Surrealist group around René Magritte. ... She paints startling images, ...
The Lovers (French: Les Amants (French pronunciation: [lez‿amɑ̃])) is a surrealist painting by René Magritte, made in Paris in 1928. It's the first in a series of four variations, and in the painting two people can be seen kissing passionately with their faces covered in a white cloth hiding their identities.
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The Treachery of Images (French: La Trahison des Images) is a 1929 painting by Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte. It is also known as This Is Not a Pipe, [2] Ceci n'est pas une pipe [2] and The Wind and the Song. [3] It is on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. [1] The painting shows an image of a pipe.
Not to Be Reproduced (La reproduction interdite, 1937) is a painting by the Belgian surrealist René Magritte. It is currently owned by the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. [1] This painting was commissioned by poet and Magritte patron Edward James and is considered a portrait of James although James's face is not depicted.