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La Predication
Creator
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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- 1942
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Culture
- Belgian
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- a301a39c-44e8-4996-99bc-8a6c98648c5c
Two women, Georgette Magritte and her sister, Betty, hanging on a lamp post.
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