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Nothing Is What It Seems in Magritte’s Most Iconic Artwork
But Magritte insisted that his most famous work wasn’t about nonsense or nihilism: Ah, the famous pipe. How people reproached me for it! And yet, could you stuff my pipe? No, it’s just a ...
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René Magritte’s ‘L’empire des lumières’ sells for record $121 million
A René Magritte painting depicting an eerily lit ... and smashing the auction record for the Surrealist artist’s work. As one of the largest paintings in a succession of 27 works all titled ...
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Magritte painting nets auction record of $121 million
A painting by Rene Magritte shattered an auction record ... and the previous record for a work by Magritte (1898-1967) was $79 million, set in 2022. After a nearly 10-minute bidding war on Tuesday ...
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The Man in the Bowler Hat: Why the Works of René Magritte Still Resonate
In the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ Magritte exhibition, you too can ponder the nature of reality in front of never-before-seen works by the Belgian artist. The final work in the Art Gallery of New ...
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René Magritte: Surrealism’s mastermind takes centre stage in Sydney
The Art Gallery of New South Wales is hosting a major exhibition of the legendary Belgian surrealist René Magritte, but time ...
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Beyond the visible: A painter’s subconscious landscape
His work echoes Magritte’s philosophy of challenging perception, transforming familiar items into portals of deeper understanding. “This series emerged from my subconscious contemplation of ...