The Magritte catalogue raisonné (the bible for Magritte studies) includes some fascinating x-ray images and descriptions of materials but conservators had never studied Magritte’s materials and techniques thoroughly before. Clouds, pipes, bowler hats, and green apples: these remain some of the most immediately recognizable icons of René Magritte, the Belgian painter and well-known Surrealist. This exhibition is the first to focus on the beginning of Magritte’s career. La Trahison des images (Ceci n’est pas une pipe) , from 1929, linked Magritte’s art to important philosophies of representation. Magritte used a highly illusionist painting technique to make the viewer think about the real object and the painted imitation of the object. His artworks are both precise and highly realistic, elements that serve to heighten the fantastical, sometimes comical, nature of his subjects. Summary of René Magritte. "René Magritte: La trahison des images" at Centre Pompidou, 2016 And, of course, there’s Magritte’s most famous work, which many will recognize even if they don’t know the artist’s name. Belgian, 1898–1967. Rene Magritte created his signature style within the Surrealist movement by placing ordinary, often mundane objects in unconventional locations. Surely the most celebrated Belgian artist of the 20 th century, René Magritte has achieved great popular acclaim for his idiosyncratic approach to Surrealism.To support himself he spent many years working as a commercial artist, producing advertising and book designs, and this most likely shaped his fine art, which often has the abbreviated impact of an advertisement.
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