In Modern (1923), Magritte explores the geometric language of the early-1920s Brussels avant-garde: Cubism, Futurism, and De Stijl. At 25, he was still exploring modernism, unaware that "modern" art would soon move away from these styles. #artbots #magritte

L'illumination / Illumination - 1936 #artbots #magritte

Le dormeur téméraire / The reckless sleeper - 1928 #artbots #magritte

The Intelligence / L'intelligence - 1946 #artbots #magritte

La locomotive / The locomotive - 1922 #artbots #magritte

Le conquérant / The conqueror - 1926 #artbots #magritte

La joconde / Mona Lisa - 1960 #artbots #magritte

On the threshold of liberty /Au seuil de la liberté - 1930 #artbots #magritte

Maison en feu / The burning house - 1926 #artbots #magritte

Sunrise / Le lever du soleil - 1946 #artbots #magritte

Sans titre / Untitled - 1925 or 1926 #artbots #magritte

Sans titre / Untitled - 1926 #artbots #magritte

Intermission (1928) can be read as a point where Magritte’s commercial training and Surrealist concerns converge. Fragmented figures — isolated legs and torsos framed by curtains — turn the canvas into a stage where the human body becomes the spectacle. #artbots #magritte

L'hydre / Hydra - 1943 #artbots #magritte

Le château hanté / The haunted castle - 1950 #artbots #magritte

[L'arbre et la pipe] / Untitled - 1966 #artbots #magritte

The art of conversation, 1950 #surrealism #magritte.

The art of conversation, 1950 #surrealism #magritte

The title of The Musings of the Solitary Walker (1926) nods to Rousseau’s philosophical reveries. At 139 x 105 cm, it is among Magritte’s larger early Surrealist works. A bowler-hatted figure and clouds already stake their claim as his signature motifs. #artbots #magritte

La place au soleil / The place in the sun (IV) - 1956 #artbots #magritte