René Magritte · 1929
The Treachery of Images
Posters from $15 · Canvas from $39
A pipe with the caption Ceci n'est pas une pipe — Magritte's foundational paradox of representation. LACMA.
Up to 10 × 7 in · landscape
Size
Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.
Format & finish
Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.
Scale next to a 5'10" person
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The story of The Treachery of Images
The Treachery of Images is a 1929 painting by Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte. It is also known as This Is Not a Pipe, Ceci n'est pas une pipe and The Wind and the Song. It is on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
René Magritte
René François Ghislain Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and boundaries of reality and representation. His imagery has influenced pop art, minimalist art, and conceptual art.
All René Magritte prints →Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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