René Magritte, The Rape, 1988, Paper

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René Magritte (1898 - 1967)

Le Viol (The Rape)

Original poster for the exhibition "Le mouvement surréaliste à Bruxelles et … Read more René Magritte (1898 - 1967)

Le Viol (The Rape)

Original poster for the exhibition "Le mouvement surréaliste à Bruxelles et en Wallonie 1924-1947"

Invented in 1934
Printed in 1988

Sheet size: 714 x 480 mm
Image size: 580 x 440 mm

Plate signed top right

Official poster for the exhibition of Surrealist Art in Brussels and Wallonia, held at Centre Culturel Wallonie Bruxelles in Paris.
Copyright A.D.A.G.P. Paris 1988

Very good condition, some signs of ages

For the poster of this exhibition, the curators chose one of the most iconic and disturbing images of Magritte, the top artist of Belgian Surrealism.

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The Meaning of the Artwork.

This etching is linked to the famous paintings and drawings titled "Le Viol" (The Rape).

This artwork has been comically appealing, repulsive and also introspective to the viewers. The Rape is an image of a woman’s head, with the facial features replaced with the lineaments of a woman’s torso - the eyes replaced by breasts, nose by belly button, and mouth by a vagina. This is the most interesting aspect of it, also the most blatantly obvious.

The most overwhelming interpretation behind this artwork is how the superimposition of a female torso on a woman’s face elucidates the way in which we as a society objectify women. More accurately, the way in which men look at women - only for their bodies. This piece has an attribution mark,
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