La Boite de Pandore

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La Boite de Pandore

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René Magritte

Belgian Photographer · 1898–1967

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> 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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Date
after 1951
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Culture
Belgian
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
4bec9873-4bfd-46fb-835f-1fc51eb592ed
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