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René Magritte — Minotaure (Projet de couverture)
René Magritte

Minotaure (Projet de couverture)

1937

"Minotaure (Projet de couverture)" is a gouache work by Belgian surrealist René Magritte, created as a proposed cover design, likely for a publication exploring mythological themes. The composition features Magritte's characteristic precise technique and dreamlike juxtaposition of forms, employing the classical subject of the Minotaur through his distinctly modern surrealist vocabulary. The work exemplifies Magritte's intellectual approach to surrealism, prioritizing conceptual clarity and enigmatic imagery over the automatic or gestural methods favored by other movement practitioners.

Medium
gouache on paper

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Surrealism and its Legacy

October 18, 2024

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René Magritte, Minotaure (Projet de couverture), 1937

"Minotaure (Projet de couverture)" is a gouache work by Belgian surrealist René Magritte, created as a proposed cover design, likely for a publication exploring mythological themes. The composition features Magritte's characteristic precise technique and dreamlike juxtaposition of forms, employing the classical subject of the Minotaur through his distinctly modern surrealist vocabulary. The work exemplifies Magritte's intellectual approach to surrealism, prioritizing conceptual clarity and enigmatic imagery over the automatic or gestural methods favored by other movement practitioners.

Medium
gouache on paper
Year
1937
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Surrealism, 20th Century, Mysterious, Belgian Artist, Pencil Drawing, Dreamlike, Mythological Creature, Book cover design, Classical Mythology, Figurative

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Collected by

Sebastián Naranjo, Art Institute of Chicago