''The Telescope'' () is a 1963
oil on canvas
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. It has been the most common technique for artistic painting on wood panel or canvas for several centuries, spreading from Europe to the rest o ...
painting by
René Magritte
René François Ghislain Magritte (; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and bound ...
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The painting depicts a window through which a partly clouded blue sky can be seen. However, the right side of the window is partially open, revealing a black background where the viewer would expect to see a continuation of the clouds and sky.
See also
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List of paintings by René Magritte
This is an incomplete list of the paintings of René Magritte (21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967), a key surrealist
Surrealism is a cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists depicted unne ...
References
Paintings by René Magritte
1963 paintings
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