In his works, René Magritte challenges our perception of reality. He began to paint in a surrealist style in Belgium, and moved to Paris in 1927, where he joined the French Surrealists. His paintings often feature everyday objects, which are placed in unusual, dreamlike settings. Over time, he began to paint them with more photographic precision. The realistic rendering, and the descriptive title – “The Red Model” – seem to contradict what we actually see, and thus heighten the sense of unreality. This work also reveals Magritte’s interest in words and texts, which appeared early on in his artistic practice. His imagery has influenced pop art, and later on conceptualism, where the idea is the essential ingredient of the art.

Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad på framsidan av konstverket i övre vänster hörn "Magritte", Diverse franska etiketter på baksidan av konstverket. Selected exhibition history Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Betingad rörelse (den 26 februari 2022 - den 29 januari 2023) Moderna Museet Malmö René Magritte (1967) Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Mästerverken åter. Verk av spanska konstnärer ur Samling S. runt den återbördade Picassos Källan. (1995) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Moderna Museets samling i ny presentation (1998-2000) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Internationell Surrealism (1998) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Supersurrealismen (den 29 september 2012 - den 27 januari 2013) Moderna Museet Malmö Surrealism? (1970) Sundsvalls Museum The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues René Magritte : Moderna Museet : Stockholm : [7 oktober - 12 november 1967]Mästerverken åter! Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : [6 maj - 27 augusti 1995]Surrealism? : [Moderna Museet, Stockholm : 6 mars - 12 april 1970]The Masterpieces are back! : Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : [May 6th - August 27th 1995]

Works by the artist