The 536 Artworks of Rene Magritte and of style Surrealism and ...

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Rene Magritte - The treachery of images (This is not a pipe)The treachery of images (This is not a pipe)Rene Magritte

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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Rene Magritte - PleasurePleasureRene Magritte

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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Rene Magritte - The seductiveThe seductiveRene Magritte

About the Artist

René Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist, born in Lessines on November 21, 1898, and died in Brussels on August 15, 1967. He is known for his witty and thought-provoking images that challenge our perceptions of reality. Magritte's work is characterized by its clarity o...

 

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