Title: Exhibithion poster Galerie Isy Brachot (Brussels) Author: René Magritte Publisher: SABAM BRUSSELS Condition: very good (see pictures) Origin: Brussels, Belgium 1988 Dimensions: 56 x 75cm / 22 x 29,5inch Shipping method: solid poster tube EXTRA: Copyright SABAM Brussels/Belgium 1888 Work on poster: Clairvoyance (1936) This is a poster published for the exhibition of René Magritte held at the Galerie Isy Brachot in Brussels from January 20 to March 27, 1988 "Clairvoyance" is a painting by the Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte, completed in 1936. Magritte, known for his provocative and often enigmatic works, plays in this painting with the theme of perception and reality, a recurring motif in his oeuvre. Description of the Painting: - Image: The painting depicts an artist (presumably Magritte himself) sitting in front of an easel. On the canvas is a bird, while the artist is looking at an egg placed on the table in front of him. This contrast between the egg and the bird suggests the concept of clairvoyance or foresight. - Style: Magritte's style here, as in many of his works, is realistic yet simultaneously unreal. His precise, almost photographic technique contributes to the surreal quality of the work. - Symbolism: The painting plays with the ideas of creation and transformation. The egg, a symbol of potential and birth, and the bird, a symbol of freedom and realization, together represent the artist's creative vision. Magritte seems to suggest that the artist paints not only what he sees but also what he foresees or dreams. Interpretation: - Surrealist Manifesto: "Clairvoyance" reflects the surrealist belief that reality is more than what is immediately visible. Magritte shows the power of imagination and the subconscious to create new realities. - Philosophical Questions: This work raises questions about the nature of perception and the role of the artist. It presents the viewer with a paradox: how can one paint something one has not yet seen but only foreseen? This challenges our conventional ideas about time and perception. - Creative Process: Magritte explores the mystery of creation itself. The artist sees not only the present object (the egg) but also the future possibility (the bird). This can be seen as a metaphor for the creative process, where artists often draw inspiration from their imagination to create something new and unexpected. Context within Magritte's Work: - "Clairvoyance" fits within Magritte's broader oeuvre, which often transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary through unexpected combinations and paradoxes. It is a perfect example of his ability to make viewers think about the relationship between image and reality. - This work is often compared to other famous paintings by Magritte, such as "The Treachery of Images," in which he paints a pipe with the text "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" ("This is not a pipe"), to indicate that it is only an image of a pipe, not the pipe itself. Both works explore the differences between objects and their representations. In summary, "Clairvoyance" is a profound painting that intrigues visually and challenges intellectually. It is a classic example of Magritte's talent for presenting the ordinary in an extraordinary way and encouraging viewers to look beyond what is immediately visible. Andere kunstenaars verwant met Magritte: Wassily Kandinsky Piet Mondriaan Paul Klee Mark Rothko Barnett Newman Ad Reinhardt Ellsworth Kelly Sol LeWitt Frank Stella Robert Mangold Bridget Riley Victor Vasarely Richard Anuszkiewicz Kenneth Noland Sean Scully Carmen Herrera Lygia Clark Anni Albers (Josef Albers' echtgenote) László Moholy-Nagy Kazimir Malevich Theo van Doesburg Josef's leerlingen aan het Bauhaus, zoals Gunta Stölzl en Oskar Schlemmer Max Bill Yaacov Agam Jesús Rafael Soto Julio Le Parc Carlos Cruz-Diez Gerhard Richter Robert Ryman Agnes Martin Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo Buonarroti Pablo Picasso Vincent van Gogh Rembrandt van Rijn Claude Monet Salvador Dalí Johannes Vermeer Andy Warhol Jackson Pollock Frida Kahlo Wassily Kandinsky Henri Matisse Gustav Klimt Georgia O'Keeffe Marcel Duchamp Edward Hopper Paul Cézanne Diego Velázquez Pierre-Auguste Renoir Paul Gauguin Mark Rothko Joan Miró Roy Lichtenstein Willem de Kooning Leonardo da Vinci Hieronymus Bosch Caravaggio Francis Bacon Willem de Kooning Jean-Michel Basquiat Edvard Munch Alberto Giacometti Ansel Adams Frida Kahlo Peter Paul Rubens Toulouse-Lautrec Banksy Yayoi Kusama Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Edward Hopper Joan Mitchell Ai Weiwei Robert Rauschenberg Cindy Sherman Lucian Freud Gerhard Richter René Magritte Cindy Sherman Zaha Hadid Max Bill Hockney Keith Haring Salvador Dalí Max Ernst André Breton Joan Miró Yves Tanguy Man Ray Paul Delvaux Giorgio de Chirico Jean Arp Hans Bellmer Leonora Carrington Dora Maar Francis Picabia Meret Oppenheim Victor Brauner Frida Kahlo Alberto Giacometti Wilfredo Lam Matta (Roberto Matta) Dorothea Tanning Kay Sage Tanguy de Marsay Marcel Duchamp Hans Richter Kurt Seligmann Toyen (Marie Čermínová) Jacques Prévert Philippe Soupault Manuel Álvarez Bravo Luis Buñuel Claude Cahun Brassaï Wolfgang Paalen Jean Cocteau René Crevel Louis Aragon Benjamin Péret Pierre Roy Germaine Dulac Jacqueline Lamba Enrico Donati Pierre Reverdy Claude Lévi-Strauss Isamu Noguchi David Hare Frederick Sommer Eileen Agar Ithell Colquhoun Gordon Onslow Ford Leonor Fini