René Magritte developed a deliberately plain pictorial style in order to make conceptual disruptions feel more exact. Pipes, bowler hats, curtains, windows, clouds and anonymous men recur in images that separate words from things and appearance from reality.
Painting; drawing; design
Artist Films
What is cheese? A reality lesson from René Magritte
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Major Works
- 1928The Lovers II
- 1929The Treachery of Images
- 1929The False Mirror
- 1933The Human Condition
- 1937Not to Be Reproduced
- 1938Time Transfixed
- 1953Golconda
- 1954The Empire of Light
- 1964The Son of Man
- 1965The Blank Signature
Interviews & Writing
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