Wasted Effort - Magritte lithograph surrealistic work after his 1962 painting
View Similar Items
René MagritteWasted Effort - Magritte lithograph surrealistic work after his 1962 painting1963
1963
About the Item
- Creator:René Magritte (1898-1967, Belgian)
- Creation Year:1963
- Dimensions:Height: 35.44 in (90 cm)Width: 29.14 in (74 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Hamburg, DE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1443213153562
René Magritte
René Magritte is celebrated today as one of Surrealism’s most talented artists, and, alongside Salvador Dalí, the cheeky, subversive Belgian painter and author is the movement’s best-known representative, having cemented his legacy with what may be the most iconic five words in all of art history: “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” (This is not a pipe).
Magritte’s success, though, hardly came overnight. Born in 1898 in Lessines to a wealthy manufacturer, he studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels from 1916 to 1918 but quit before graduation. His early artistic work wavered between Cubism and semi-abstraction, and he found work as a graphic designer while experimenting with his own creative oeuvre. In the mid-1920s, he began to experiment with Surrealism, then a relatively nascent movement that had grown out of the absurdist Dada. Led by André Breton, Surrealism endeavored to record elements of the subconscious and present contradictory, sometimes even nonsensical, narratives that challenged the notion of an absolute reality.
Magritte’s first widely recognized work within this genre was 1927’s The Menaced Assassin, now in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Shortly after completing this work, Magritte relocated to Paris, to be closer to Breton and the center of the Surrealist movement. This decision would prove critical in his life — and in the trajectory of Surrealist art history. The three years Magritte spent in Paris were his most prolific, and by the close of the 1920s he had completed some of his best-known work, including the seminal 1929 The Treachery of Images, a simple picture of what appears to be a pipe, with the words “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” in neat script below it.
Magritte returned to Brussels in the early 1930s but continued experimenting with work that wavered between dreamlike and nonsensical. His influences throughout this part of his career ranged from Breton to Giorgio de Chirico and Dalí. While living in German-occupied Belgium beginning in the early 1940s, Magritte entered what is often called his Renoir period or what he labeled “Sunlit Surrealism.” He worked in comparatively brighter, more vibrant colors and produced oil paintings and gouaches that were overrun with light and the type of brushstrokes that are usually associated with Impressionist art.
Like many artists during and after the war, Magritte thought deeply about art’s role in answering big existential questions and broke with Surrealism as a result. His Impressionistic The Fifth Season in 1943 resembled little of what he’d painted in years past. His so-called Vache period that followed would represent another stylistic shift that owed to German Expressionism. Not everything changed, however; Magritte would go on to revisit his earliest creative impulses, in some cases appropriating elements from fellow artists in his own depictions, as with his Perspective II: Manet’s Balcony in 1950, a playful and probing reinterpretation of Edouard Manet’s The Balcony. Later in his career, the artist dabbled in sculpture, before dying in 1967.
Find original René Magritte prints and other art on 1stDibs.
- Every Day - Magritte lithograph, limited edition, surrealistic landscapeBy René MagritteLocated in Hamburg, DE"Every Day" is a limited edition (31/100) fine art lithograph from Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte's work of the same name. It depicts in his typical surrealist style a mou...Category
1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Look Up - contemporary diptych depicting a male and female looking up at the skyLocated in Hamburg, DE"Look Up" (Schau Aufwärts) is a two-piece work (diptych) of German artist Klaus Heuermann. The artist depicts a female in one work (140 x 100 cm) and a male in the other work (140 x...Category
1970s Surrealist Nude Paintings
MaterialsAcrylic
- Lady Guidivar - original etching of nude female horse rider by Salvador DalíBy Salvador DalíLocated in Hamburg, DE"Lady Guidivar" is a rare, original etching from 1969 by Salvador Dalí. It depicts lady Guidivar riding nude on a horse. Originally signed lower left ...Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
MaterialsEtching
$4,260 Sale Price20% Off - Telegelb - original Otto Piene color seriograph ZERO art green flower on yellowBy Otto PieneLocated in Hamburg, DE"Telegelb" is an original limited-edition seriagraph from German artist Otto Piene. It is from his series "Leuchtfarben" (fluorescent colors) from 1969. It is originally signed and...Category
1960s Kinetic Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Flower Vase - original modern lithograph by classical modernist Georges BraqueBy Georges BraqueLocated in Hamburg, DE"Flower Vase" is an original color lithograph by famous French cubist artist Georges Braque. This lithograph from the 1990s is after his 1955 original oil on canvas painting and appeared originally in the Revue Verve Nr. 31-32. The work is a numbered, limited edition color lithograph signed in the plate and hand numbered, on hand-made paper in excellent condition and comes in a pass-partout with a fitting antique wood and gold frame...Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Still-life Prints
MaterialsPaper, Lithograph
- Souvenir d'Océanie- lithograph from latest works of Matisse modern abstract artBy (after) Henri MatisseLocated in Hamburg, DE"Souvenir d'Océanie" is a color lithograph signed in the plate by Henri Matisse. It is an original lithograph based on his paper-cut-out from 1950. Matisse originally painted these...Category
20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- American Yachting Scene Salvador Dali Currier & Ives series lithograph 1971By Salvador DalíLocated in Paonia, COAmerican Yachting Scene is a vibrant explosion of ocean blue , whitecaps and strong yellow slashes to describe the ships sailing to their destination. There is an insert of a Currier and Ives print of sailing ships that Dali used as his inspiration. This original lithograph is from the series “The World Of Currier...Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Velasquez Le Reddition De Breda by Salvador Dali 1974 lithographBy Salvador DalíLocated in Paonia, COVelasquez Le Reddition De Breda is one of six graphics from the series Changes in Great Masterpieces published by Sidney Lucas, 1974. Mas...Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Les Claires-Voies d'un Jeune Regard Embaument La Fête d'un Vieil ArbreBy (after) René MagritteLocated in Long Island City, NYArtist: Rene Magritte (after), Belgian (1898 - 1967) Title: Les Claires-Voies d'un Jeune Regard Embaument La Fête d'un Vieil Arbre Year of Original: 1952 Year of Printing: 1968 Medi...Category
1960s Surrealist Landscape Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Miro, Lucifer, 1975By Joan MiróLocated in Fairfield, CTArtist: After Joan Miro (1893-1983) Title: Lucifer Year: 1975 Medium: Lithograph exhibition poster on wove paper Size: 31.5 x 21 inches Condition: Excellent Notes: Published by Galer...Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints
MaterialsLithograph
$316 Sale Price20% Off - Miro, Pintura, 1978 Ministerio de Cultura of MadridBy Joan MiróLocated in Fairfield, CTArtist: After Joan Miro (1893-1983) Title: Miro Pintura Year: 1978 Medium: Lithograph exhibition poster on wove paper Size: 27.5 x 20 inches Condition: Excellent Notes: Published by ...Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints
MaterialsLithograph
$636 Sale Price20% Off - Anti-Umbrella w/ Atomized Liquid (Imagination & Objects), Salvador DaliBy Salvador DalíLocated in Fairfield, CTArtist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Anti-Umbrella w/ Atomized Liquid (Imagination & Objects of the Future Portfolio) Year: 1975 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Edition: 250, plus proofs Size: 30.25 x 22 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed and numbered by the artist. Notes: Published by Merrill Chase Publishing Associates, Chicago, IL. Catalog Raisonne Reference #: (M. & L. 822-831 & 832; F. 75-11 & 75-13). SALVADOR DALI (1904-1989) Salvador Dali's work is associated with the surrealist movement...Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints
MaterialsLithograph, Mixed Media
$8,400 Sale Price20% Off