Lithograph, heavy vellum paper, 45 x 35 cm in light passe - partout of 68 x 55 cm, numbered inpencil82/100, signed from the plate under the composition "Magritte", drypublisher'sstampp.d.: "EDIZIONI ARO D'ARTE";". Drystampl.d.: "S.P.A.D.E.M. Paris" (SPADEM is the French equivalent of the Polish ZAIKS), hologram "verification of authenticity" on the back. Original certificate signed by Aroarts in cooperation with S.P.A.D.E.M.Parisandthe Italian Institute of Contemporary Artcertifyingthat this lithograph on Magnani di Pesca handmade paper is unique with an editionof100 with the number 82 , bears the imprinted signature of the Master on the plate, thestampof S .P.A.D.E.M I AROarteconfirmingauthenticity.
René François Ghislain Magritte - Belgian painter, surrealist. Called "the author of words and things. René Magritte's paintings are held in high regard around the world,bothamongartcriticsand the generalpublic. As one ofthe leading exponentsof Surrealism, Magrittehad a huge impact on 20th century art and remains an icon in the world of painting tothis day.He had an extremely distinctiveway of depictingreality,often through seemingly realistic scenesthatcontainedabsurd, surrealistic elements. Hisworks are unsettling, thought-provoking and provokequestionsaboutreality and our perception ofthe world.
Magritte's paintings have influenced and continue to influence contemporary art, film, advertising, design and music.Artistssuch as SalvadorDalí, Andy Warhol, designers and evenfilm directors have drawninspirationfrom hiswork. Elements of Magritte's surrealismappear in films, such as those created by David Lynch, who was inspired by his aesthetics.
René Magritte created the work "Not to Be Reproduced" (French: La Reproduction Interdite) in 1937, commissioned by his patron Edward James, who was one of theimportantcollectorsofSurrealist art. This painting is one of the most puzzling andintriguingexamples of Magritte's painting, combining elements of mystery, paradox and surrealism.In the painting we seeaman standingin front of a mirror with his back to the viewer. What causes surreal anxiety, however, is the reflection in the mirror - instead ofshowingthe man's face, the mirror shows exactly his back, duplicating the image ofthe manturnedbackwards.Next to the mirror ona shelflies an openbook,whose reflection in the mirror is correct and in line withreality, adding evenmoremysterytothe composition.
Magritte often played with ideas of perception andreality,raisingquestions about what we see and how we understandthe worldaround us. In "Not to Be Reproduced" the Surrealistchallengesthebasicassumptions of physics and logic - a reflection in a mirror contradicts what shouldbevisible. Magritte, like other Surrealistartists,explored the boundariesbetween the real and theimagined.
Magritte's works are exhibited inprestigiousmuseums such as the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, the Tate Modern in London, and the Centre Pompidou inParis.Hisworkregularlyappears inmajor retrospective exhibitions,whichattract crowds of visitors. There is constant interest from collectors and high prices at auctions: Magritte isalsohighly regarded on the art market. His paintings fetch high prices at international auctions. For example, in 2022, his painting ;empire des lumière; was sold for more than $79 million, making it one of the mostexpensiveworks of Surrealist art in history.
