This is Not a Magritte Painting

The Treachery of Images. De ne pas etre une pipe (this is not a pipe). Of course it isn’t, it’s an image of a pipe.

The Belgian painter Rene Magritte is one of my favorite artists. So it’s not surprising that on a recent visit to Brussels the Magritte Museum was my first stop. Magritte is primarily known as a surrealist and is considered one of the founding fathers of that movement in art. His paintings often portray everyday objects in a not-so-everyday context. In this museum you will find a few different styles that Magritte explored. He painted portraits (we all have to make a living right?), some impressionist-like pieces, and during the Nazi occupation of Brussels, adopted a more colorful style without his customary surreal elements. These images of Magritte’s works from the museum are presented in chronological order to show how he evolved as an artist. (ce ne sont pas des peintures de Magritte.)

Bathers 1921

Femmes 1922
He is not Speaking, 1926
Countryside, 1927
Portrait of Irene Hamolr, 1936
Forbidden Literature, 1936
The Cultivation of Ideas, 1937
Image of Meditation, 1938-39
The Return, 1940
The Fifth Season, 1943
The Dance, 1943
Anatomy Lesson, 1943
The Cut-Glass Bath, 1946
The Fissure, 1949
The Fair Captive, 1950
The Art of Conversation, 1950
The Art of Conversation, 1951
Le Carousel d’Esclamonde, 1953
Empire of Light, 1954
The Breast, 1961
The Domain of Amheim, 1962
Good Faith, 1964-65
The Blank Page, 1967

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4 Responses to This is Not a Magritte Painting

  1. I have seen a few Magritte paintings (well, not a real painting 😊), but to have so many on one page, and in chronological order is a great way to appreciate his work. I think he had a sense of humour too. Maggie

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  2. retrosimba's avatar retrosimba says:

    I can see why his work is a favorite. Thanks for putting the items in chronological order. To see him stay so creative, so relevant, so sharp and imaginative over a span of at least 46 years (1921-67) is wonderfully impressive.

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  3. Donna Janke's avatar Donna Janke says:

    Nice collection of Magritte paintings. Like your other commenters, I liked seeing them in chronological order.

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