The 215 Artworks of Rene Magritte and with a shape Landscape and ...

About the Artist

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The Empire of Light II exists in many versions. These Surrealist pieces were painted from the 1940s to the 1960s. The Empire of Light II has a bigger dimension than its predecessor, but it shows the same dark, a nocturnal street with houses with the light emanating from the indoors. Their trees alon...

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This painting, previously known as Les idees claires, is as thought-provoking as it is ironic. The clear sky can be read as a symbol of a clear head, the sky being a common motif for ease of mind; similarly, the relatively calm sea can be read as a soothing stimulus but the large rock seems to be in...

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According to other sources the explanation behind this painting is rather simple: One day Magritte saw his wife eating a chocolate bird, so he decided he would do a painting of a young woman eating a live bird. Evidently he decided not to use an accurate portrait of Georgette because of the graphic ...

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Like Magritte said: “Anyone crazy about movement or its opposite will not enjoy this picture.” I agree with Magritte because this painting is simultaneously static and generates a lot of movement. It looks static because Magritte seems to be frozen: the way he’s chewing, cutting the meat and poring ...

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René Magritte's painting The Menaced Assassin, also known as L'Assassin menacé, is a 1927 oil on canvas master...

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This painting is a brutal illustration of many types of people being indiscriminately taken by death. Skeletons are murdering hundreds of people, everyone from peasants to nobles, and from children to the King. None are spared their fate at the hands of death. This painting illustrates the influence...

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Introduction to René Magritte

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