René Magritte (1898-1967) was one of the outstanding—and most enigmatic—figures of the Surrealist movement.
Since the 1960s, his work has had an enormous and continuing influence, not only on art, but on culture at large. His unforgettable paintings—poetic and often puzzling—have become part of our popular imagery.
All images © Estate of René Magritte
Original exhibition posters and museum-quality art prints
Early Surrealist Works — 1920s
Collection: Davlyn Galleries, New York
Private Collection, Brussels
Collection: Isy Brachot Gallery, Brussels
Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Collection: Isy Brachot Gallery, Brussels
Collection: Tate Modern, London
Collection: Mrs. Jean Krebs, Brussels
Private Collection, Brussels
(This is Not a Pipe)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Magritte's most famous philosophical image
Mature Period — 1930s
Private Collection
Private Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Musée national d'Art Moderne, Paris
Collection: Mrs Georgette Magritte, Brussels
Iconic Works — 1950s-60s
Private Collection
Guggenheim Museum, New York
(The Mysteries of The Horizon)
Private Collection
Private Collection, New York
Private Collection
Private Collection, New York
Private Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Private Collection
Magritte's most iconic bowler-hatted figure
Additional Works & Studies
Collection: Harry Torczyner, New York
Private Collection
Collection: Isy Brachot Gallery, Brussels
Private Collection
Exhibition catalogues, monographs, and art books
About the Artist
The Belgian painter René Magritte (1898-1967) was one of the outstanding—and most enigmatic—figures of the Surrealist movement. Since the 1960s, his work has had an enormous and continuing influence, not only on art, but on culture at large.
His unforgettable paintings—poetic and often puzzling—have become part of our popular imagery. Whether depicting bowler-hatted men, clouds, pipes, or apples, Magritte challenged the relationship between images, words, and reality itself.
"Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see."
— René Magritte