The Art of Rene Magritte
This lens is dedicated to the art and thoughts of the great surrealist artist Rene Magritte, it includes biography, information, images, pictures, links and resources.
Contents at a Glance
Magritte's Paintings
Collection of images and photos.
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at the Hirshhorn Museum
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The Menaced Assassin, 192759 1/4 x 6' 4 7/8" (150.4...
René Magritte 'Untitled' '(Bottle Nude'), The Institute of Art of Chicago
René Magritte 'On the Threshold of Liberty' 1937, The Institute of Art of Chica...
Who is Rene Magritte?
More information from Wikipedia
René François Ghislain Magritte (21 November 1898 - 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well-known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images.
Quotes by Magritte
"My painting is visible images which conceal nothing; they evoke mystery and, indeed, when one sees one of my pictures, one asks oneself this simple question 'What does that mean'? It does not mean anything, because mystery means nothing either, it is unknowable.""If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream"
"We must not fear daylight just because it almost always illuminates a miserable world."
"The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown."
- René Magritte
Videos
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Links and Resources
- Welcome to the Magritte site
- News, biography, museum, books, CD-Rom, Shop, eCards.
- Rene Magritte - A highly imaginative painter
Do you need to stimulate your mind, or fancy playing with some imaginative ideas for artwork? Get some inspiration from surrealist painter and sculptor, René Magritte. (Brief Article)
Poster Prints
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Les Amants by Rene Magritte 27.5"x39.5" Art Print Poster
Les Amants by Rene Magritte Image Size 27.5"x39.5" Paper Size 27.5"x39.5" Fine Art Reproduction on High Quality Art Paper.
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Le Fils de l'Homme (The Son of Man) by Rene Magritte 14"x11" Art Print Poster
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Le Trahison des Images, 1929 (Pipe) by Rene Magritte 11"x14" Art Print Poster
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Le Tombeau Des Luteurs Art Print Poster By Rene Magritte, 39.25 " x 27.5 "
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La Chambre D???Ecoute Art Print Poster By Rene Magritte, 39.25 " x 27.5 "
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Books
Rene Magritte 1898-1967: Thoughts Rendered Visible (Basic Art) (Basic Art)
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Rene Magritte: 1898-1967 (Big Art Series)
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Magritte (World of Art)
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The Essential Rene Magritte (Essential Series)
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The Portable Magritte (Portables)
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DVDs
The works of the Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte are unquestionably among the most recognizable images of the twentieth century. Magritte¹s paintings create a surreal vision, utilizing familiar objects such as apples, cigars, birds, pipes, and bowler hats.
Magritte - An Attempt at the Impossible
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Rene Magritte (Artists of the 20th Century)
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Magritte: Monsieur Rene Magritte
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What is Surrealism?
More about its evolution, history and influences
SurrealismIn 1917, Guillaume Apollinaire coined the term "Surrealism" in the program notes describing the ballet Parade which was a collaborative work by Jean Cocteau, Erik Satie, Pablo Picasso and Léonide Massine: "From this new alliance, for until now stage sets and costumes on one side and choreography on the other had only a sham bond between them, there has come about, in Parade, a kind of super-realism ('sur-réalisme'), in which I see the...
Readers' Feedback
What do you think of the art of Rene Magritte?
Recession-Proof wrote...
I have loved Magritte's work since I took an art class in college and we had to study the painting "This is not a pipe" which ironically is a painting of a pipe.
Posted September 12, 2008
