René Magritte , La lecture défendue , 1936, oil on canvas.
J. GELEYNS – RO SCAN/©2017 VG BILD-KUNST, BONN/ROYAL MUSEUMS OF FINE ARTS OF BELGIUM, BRUSSELS
Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday.
Today’s show: “Magritte: The Treachery of Images ” is on view at Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt through Monday, June 5. The solo exhibition, first shown at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, presents 70 works by the Belgian artist.
René Magritte, Variante de la tristesse , 1957, oil on canvas. ACORN PHOTO, PERTH/©2017 VG BILD-KUNST, BONN/KERRY STOKES COLLECTION, PERTH
René Magritte, This is not a pipe , 1935, oil on canvas. ©2017 VG BILD-KUNST, BONN/PRIVATE COLLECTION
René Magritte, Les Mémoires d’un saint , 1960, oil on canvas. ©2017 VG BILD-KUNST, BONN/THE MENIL COLLECTION, HOUSTON
René Magritte, Les Amants , 1928, oil on canvas. SCALA, FLORENCE/©2017 VG BILD-KUNST, BONN/MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK, GIFT OF RICHARD S. ZEISLER
René Magritte, Le palais de rideaux III , 1928/29, oil on canvas. SCALA, FLORENCE/©2017 VG BILD-KUNST, BONN/MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK, SIDNEY AND HARRIET JANIS COLLECTION
René Magritte, Le beau monde , 1962, oil on cavnas. ©2017 VG BILD-KUNST, BONN/COURTESY SOTHEBY'S/PRIVATE COLLECTION
René Magritte, La réponse imprévue , 1933, oil on canvas. J. GELEYNS - RO SCAN/©2017 VG BILD-KUNST, BONN/ROYAL MUSEUMS OF FINE ARTS OF BELGIUM, BRUSSELS
René Magritte, La main heureuse , 1953, oil on canvas. NICOLAS GIUDICE – OBJECTIF-FONTAINE –L’EVÊQUE (BELGIUM)/©2017 VG BILD-KUNST, BONN/COLLECTION DIANE SA
René Magritte, La lecture défendue , 1936, oil on canvas. J. GELEYNS - RO SCAN/©2017 VG BILD-KUNST, BONN/ROYAL MUSEUMS OF FINE ARTS OF BELGIUM, BRUSSELS
René Magritte, La Lampe philosophique , 1936, oil on canvas. ©2017 VG BILD-KUNST, BONN/PRIVATE COLLECTION
René Magritte, La Condition Humaine , 1935, oil on canvas. ©2017 VG BILD-KUNST, BONN/NORFOLK MUSEUM SERVICES
René Magritte, L'Heureux donateur , 1966, oil on canvas. ©2017 VG BILD-KUNST, BONN/PRIVATE COLLECTION