43+ The Son Of Man Painting By René Magritte Pics. Behind this short wall are a cloudy sky and. The painting consists of a man in an overcoat and a bowler hat standing in front of a short wall however, the man's eyes can be seen peeking over the edge of the apple.
Rene magritte used the same motif frequently, in beautiful realities, also in the son of man and the great war paintings. The man, with his suit representative of the establishment, stands against the clear, light background of the world. Rene magritte artist magritte magritte paintings salvador dali paintings cubist paintings art visage most famous paintings famous artwork art history.
Rene magritte was born in a small town of lessines in the western part of belgium, in 1898, and died in 1967 in brussels.
Magritte himself said about these paintings is the following: The son of man is a belgian surrealist painting. Arguably rené magritte's most iconic painting, the son of man (1964) portrays a man wearing a suit and a bowler hat, standing behind a floating green apple. This painting illustrates the many themes running through magritte's work.