The Treachery of Images of René Magritte

René Magritte (1898-1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist often called the father of Pop art which he hated. He described his paintings as "visible images which conceal nothing; they evoke mystery and, indeed, when one sees one of my pictures, one asks oneself this simple question, 'What does that mean?'. It does not mean anything, because mystery means nothing either, it is unknowable".
As David Sylvester has pointed out, Magritte is "the world's most popular provider of images for the covers of paperback books, fiction and non- fiction alike". (independent.co.uk)

The Flavour of Tears

Interesting: during 1947–48 Magritte supported himself through the production of fake Picassos, Braques and Chiricos — a fraudulent repertoire he was later to expand into the printing of forged banknotes during the lean postwar period.

Le Retour de Flamme (The Return of Flame)

The Rape

Companions of Fear

Sea Of Flames

Attempting the Impossible

Gonconda

The Lovers

Collective Invention

The Unexpected Answer

Carte Blanche

L'Introuvable

Delusions of Grandeur

Google’s homage to René Magritte on his 110th birthday. A combination of Golconda, The Son of Man, and his cloud motif.

Rene Magritte

The Son of Man