René Magritte
Belgian Photographer · 1898–1967
33 works on LinkedCulture
> 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
Works
View as IIIF ↗[At the Beach]
Getty Museum · 1935
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[Friends]
Getty Museum · 1939
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[Friends on the Beach]
Getty Museum · 1937
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La Boite de Pandore
Getty Museum · after 1951
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La Condition Humaine
Getty Museum · 1930s
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La Couronne de Neige
Getty Museum · after 1944
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La Folie Des Grandeurs (Delusions of Grandeur)
Getty Museum · 1967
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La Grand Marée
Getty Museum · after 1951
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La Planche de Salut
Getty Museum · after 1952
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La Predication
Getty Museum · 1942
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La Vie Secréte
Getty Museum · after 1928
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Le bon vieux temps
Getty Museum · after 1937
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Le Ciel Meurtrier
Getty Museum · after 1927
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L'Eclipse
Getty Museum · 1935
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Le Coup au Coeur
Getty Museum · after 1952
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L'énigme
Getty Museum · January 1950
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Le Précurseur
Getty Museum · after 1936
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Le Principe d'Incertitude
Getty Museum · after 1944
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Le Retour de l'Explorateur
Getty Museum · after 1926
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Le Soupçon Mystérieuse
Getty Museum · after 1928
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L'Espion
Getty Museum · after 1928
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L'Espion
Getty Museum · after 1928
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Les Valeurs Personnelles
Getty Museum · after 1952
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[Le Symbole Dissimulé / The Hidden Symbol]
Getty Museum · after 1928
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Le Viol
Getty Museum · after 1945
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L'Illiade
Getty Museum · 1950
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L'Inondation
Getty Museum · after 1931
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L'oasis
Getty Museum · after 1925
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[Magritte's Friends]
Getty Museum · 1939
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Paul Colinet et Louis Scutinaire
Getty Museum · 1950
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Saluting the Flag
Getty Museum · 1935
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The Giant (Paul Nougé)
Getty Museum · 1937
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[Three Men]
Getty Museum · negative 1950s; print 1980s
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