Handsome and serious yet accessible, this book catalogs an extensive exhibition held at the Royal Museum Brussels. It covers the full spectrum of Magritte’s work, from the omnipresent, mass-reproduced images to the more difficult and lesser-known photography and commercial poster work he did. The shortish essays, by Belgian curators and other acknowledged authorities (including David Sylvester and Sarah Whitfield), are clear; a personal contribution by the artist’s friend Harry Torczyner is helpful in understanding Magritte the man. All in all, this is a very good book with very good illustrations on an enormously popular artist. For general collections; specialized collections will find it a useful complement to Sylvester’s five-volume catalogue raisonne.
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