Creator story
Surprising fact
Under a painting of a pipe Magritte wrote This is not a pipe — because it is only an image of one, a riddle about pictures that still fascinates.
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René Magritte
René Magritte (1898–1967) was the Belgian master of Surrealism, who painted everyday objects with deadpan precision to unsettle and puzzle. His bowler hats, pipes and floating apples turned logic on its head.
Magritte's witty, philosophical images deeply influenced Pop art, conceptual art and advertising.
- The Belgian master of Surrealism.
- Painted ordinary objects to unsettle and puzzle.
- His This Is Not a Pipe became a landmark of modern thought.
Key works
Key works by René Magritte
These works make it easiest to see how the artist changed form, content, and the very way art could exist in culture.
1929
The Treachery of Images
The Treachery of Images is one of René Magritte's defining works.
1964
The Son of Man
The Son of Man is one of René Magritte's defining works.