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The Empire of Light II (1950), oil on canvas, 79 x 99 cm. Museum of Modern Art, New York. Although Magritte had already completed a few versions by 1953, a retrospective at the 1954 Venice Biennale included a 1954 version (now in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection) that attracted several collectors with expectations of buying the painting.
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]
Magritte's work became more realistic in its depiction of actual objects, while maintaining the element of juxtaposition, such as in 1951's Personal Values (Les Valeurs Personnelles) [77] and 1954's Empire of Light (L’Empire des lumières). [78] Magritte continued to produce works which have entered artistic vocabulary, such as Castle in the ...
A René Magritte painting depicting an eerily lit streetscape has smashed the auction record for the Surrealist artist’s work. René Magritte’s ‘L’empire des lumières’ sells for record ...
Meaning of Night [14] 1927 Menil Collection (Houston. Tex.) Oil on canvas 139 x 105 cm The Murderous Sky (Le ciel meurtrier) [15] 1927 Musée National d’Art Moderne. Centre Georges Pompidou. Paris. France Oil on canvas 73 x 100 cm Female Thief [16] 1927 Musées royaux des beaux-arts de Belgique Oil on canvas 100 x 73 cm Prince of Objects [17 ...
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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.