Rene Magritte

The Artist's Materials

Catherine Defeyt, Francisca Vandepitte, David Strivay , Elodie Herens

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Getty Publications
08 September 2023

The first book-length material study of the works of Belgian Surrealist René Magritte.

René Magritte (1898–1967) is the most famous Belgian artist of the twentieth century and a celebrated representative of the Surrealist movement. Much has been written about his practices, artistic community, and significance within the history of modernism, but little has been documented regarding his process.

This volume examines fifty oil paintings made by Magritte between 1921 and 1967, now held at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. This technical study of his works using noninvasive scientific imaging and chemical analysis reveals the artist's painting materials, his habit of overpainting previous compositions, and the origins and mechanisms of surface and pigment degradation. Of interest to conservators, scientists, curators, and enthusiasts of twentieth-century art, this book expands our understanding of Magritte the artist and provides new and useful findings that will inform strategies for the future care of his works.

By: Catherine Defeyt, Francisca Vandepitte
Contributions by: David Strivay, Elodie Herens, Joy Mazurek
Imprint: Getty Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 191mm,
ISBN: 9781606068007
ISBN 10: 1606068008
Pages: 120
Publication Date: 08 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Catherine Defeyt is senior researcher at the University of Liege and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels. Francisca Vandepitte is senior curator of modern art at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels.

Reviews for Rene Magritte: The Artist's Materials

"""The authors are careful not to duplicate or rehash the established, extensive existing scholarship on Magritte and synthesize over seventy years of Magritte scholarship across disciplinary lines with admirable concision.""--Lauren Gottlieb-Miller ""ARLIS/NA Reviews"" (1/31/2024 12:00:00 AM)"