Oil Painting Replica Sixteenth of September, 1956 by Rene Magritte (Inspired By) (1898-1967, Belgium) | WahooArt.com

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"Sixteenth of September"

Rene Magritte (i) - 60 x 50 cm - 1956 - Surrealism (i)
Sixteenth of September is one of Rene Magritte’s later works, the composition shows his distinct style that he had become known for. Magritte was a master at painting enigmas, his work pushed the viewer to challenge their perception, disrupting their reality. This painting is simple yet just as provoking, a tree stands still in the night while a crescent moon is imposed on the tree, rather than in the sky. The scene seems so familiar yet impossible. Magritte called this superimposition of two incongruous objects “objective stimulus”. Both the moon and the tree are motifs that Magritte would continue to use. He had painted many trees throughout his life, he considered it “an image of certain happiness”, he says “To perceive this image we must be immobile like the tree...it is the tree which becomes the spectator. It is witness, equally, in the shape of chairs, tables and doors... The tree, having become a coffin, disappears into the earth. And when it is transformed into fire, it vanishes into air." The title of the painting adds to the confusion, it was given by Magritte’s friend, Surrealist poet Louis Scutenaire.

 





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