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ATTENTION: This is a painting by Rene Magritte called "Cat in a Hat" about which I was previously unaware.

This surrealistic painting shows two men in black suits floating over a landscape showing a sky covered in grey clouds, empty road and distant mountains. The men are, in fact, the elements of the picture that the viewer would probably notice first, not only because of their strange situation in the space but also because of the dark colors used to paint their suits, contrasting the soft grayish tone of the clouds and the foggy blue hue of the mountains below the scene. It is a very…

By Tai Carmen Though pop culture references to “doppelgangers” (a German word translating to “double-walker”) are often used to describe people who resemble one another, the…

Property from an Important American Private CollectionRené Magritte1898 - 1967Le savoirsigned Magritte

Surrealism

Introduction This is Not a Pipe is a painting by famous Belgium artist René Magritte. The work shows a pipe, but below it, the artist…