"L'État de veille" (The State of Wakefulness) is a gouache work by Belgian Surrealist René Magritte that exemplifies his characteristic exploration of perception and reality. The composition features Magritte's distinctive style of precise, dreamlike imagery rendered in the delicate medium of gouache on paper, creating a subtle yet enigmatic visual statement. Like much of his work from the mid twentieth century, this piece invites viewers to question the boundaries between the conscious and unconscious mind through carefully arranged forms and unexpected juxtapositions.