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L'énigme
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René MagritteBelgian Photographer · 1898–1967
All works by this person →> The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown. > > -- René Magritte Through paradox and surprise, René Magritte's work unmasks the nature of perception. Painted with a disquieting realism, they include unexpected juxtapositions exploring the relationship between objects and their visual representation. Magritte's bowler hats
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- January 1950
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Culture
- Belgian
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
A group of men and women, from left to right: Angèle Sanders, Irène Hamoir, Paul Colinet, Louis Scutenaire and René Magritte. Sander, Hamoir, and Colinet are seated on a sofa with Scutenaire standing behind them and Magritte sitting in a chair across from them. Hamoir is leaning forward with both hands on her ankle. The rest of the group is looking at her ankle.
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