Rene Magritte
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![https://flic.kr/p/2h6Ea91 | René Magritte - Reproduction Prohibited [1937] | The thing that interested the Belgian surrealist artist Magritte was the mystery that lay in everyday visible reality. He was not so much inspired by the invisible, the subconscious and dream images but rather by ordinary objects to which he gave a twist. [Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam - Oil on canvas, 81 x 65.5 cm]](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/d3/ee/81/d3ee810320734a8852d10307f0868177.jpg)
The thing that interested the Belgian surrealist artist Magritte was the mystery that lay in everyday visible reality. He was not so much inspired by the invisible, the subconscious and dream images but rather by ordinary objects to which he gave a twist. The man Magritte portrays here is the eccentric wealthy Englishman Edward James. He was a friend of the artist and bought various works from him. In the 1930s Edward James was the benefactor of both Dalí and Magritte. Magritte based the…
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“"Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist" #Magritte #art #quotes @googleexpertuk”
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“Today's forest fire-impacted Chicago sunset reminded me a bit of this Magritte painting called "The Banquet" that hangs in @artinstitutechi. The pre-2009 version of Pritzer Park, Van Buren and State, was designed as a shout-out to this image.”
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Surreal paintings feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and many Surrealist artists take their work as an expression of the
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!["RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967) Belgian surrealist artist who is well known for his thought-provoking images that take the perceptions of painting into another realm of reality. His work frequently displays a collection of ordinary objects in unusual contexts, henceforth, creating an illusion of new meanings for familiar objects. As stated by Magritte [in regards to his paintings]: \"visible images which conceal nothing; they evoke mystery and, indeed, when one sees one of my pictures, one asks onese](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/e9/9f/83/e99f83aa7ede3949fa9e9ba51efec880.jpg)
"RENÉ MAGRITTE (1898-1967) Belgian surrealist artist who is well known for his thought-provoking images that take the perceptions of painting into another realm of reality. His work frequently displays a collection of ordinary objects in unusual contexts, henceforth, creating an illusion of new meanings for familiar objects. As stated by Magritte [in regards to his paintings]: \"visible images which conceal nothing; they evoke mystery and, indeed, when one sees one of my pictures, one asks…
René Magritte at work in his living room, 1964.
