RON HENGGELER

August 16, 2018
Photos of the Magritte Show at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Last Sunday, I went to SFMOMA to see the Magritte Show. I went early in the morning before the weekend crowds arrived. Here are some of the photos I shot.

René Magritte

The Fifth Season

May 19–October 28, 2018

Floor 4

The green apple. The bowler hat. The pipe. If you think you know Magritte (1898–1967), think again. A provocateur in a suit and tie and one of the most intriguing painters associated with Surrealism, Magritte didn’t fully find his voice until he broke ties with the movement. Explore his surprising late-career experimentation, from the 1940s to the 1960s, through more than 70 mesmerizing artworks, many gathered together for the first time. Immerse yourself in an exhibition unlike any other and discover how his potent and powerful motifs continue to ripple across art, commerce, and popular culture.

From SFMOMA

 

Two men standing before L'intelligence (Intelligence) 1946

Oil on board

La vie des insectes (The Life of Insects) 1947-1948

Oil on canvas

Detail of: La moisson (The Harvest) 1943

Oil on canvas

Le lyrisme (Lyricism) 1947

Oil on canvas

Le stropiat (The Cripple) 1948

Oil on canvas mounted on panel

Detail of: Le stropiat (The Cripple) 1948

Oil on canvas mounted on panel

Le promenades d'Euclide (Where Euclid Walked) 1955

Oil on canvas

Detail of: Le promenades d'Euclide (Where Euclid Walked) 1955

Oil on canvas

Le monde des images (The World of Images) 1950/ca. 1961

Oil on canvas

Detail of: Le monde des images (The World of Images) 1950/ca. 1961

Oil on canvas

La chambre d'ecoute (The Listening Room) 1958

Oil on canvas

 

La belle captive (The Fair Captive) ca. 1950

Oil on canvas

Detail of: La belle captive (The Fair Captive) ca. 1950

Oil on canvas

Les vacances de Hegel (Hegel's Vacation) 1958

Oil on canvas

Detail of: Les vacances de Hegel (Hegel's Vacation) 1958

Oil on canvas

Standing before La moisson (The Harvest) 1943

Oil on canvas

Le promenades d'Euclide (Where Euclid Walked) 1955

Oil on canvas

La cascade (The Waterfall) 1961

Oil on canvas

Detail of: La cascade (The Waterfall) 1961

Oil on canvas

Le tombeau des lutteurs (The Tomb of the Wrestlers) 1960

Oil on canvas

Detail of: Le tombeau des lutteurs (The Tomb of the Wrestlers) 1960

Oil on canvas

Les valeurs personnelles (Personal Values) 1952

Oil on canvas

Detail of: Les valeurs personnelles (Personal Values) 1952

Oil on canvas

 

Le survivant (The Survivor) 1950

Gouache on paper

Looking at: La reponse imprevue (The Unexpected Answer) 1963-64

Gouache on paper

Le mal du pays (Homesickness) ca. 1948

Watercolor and gouache on paper

detail of: Le mal du pays (Homesickness) ca. 1948

Watercolor and gouache on paper

Le retour a nature (The Return to Nature) 1938-39

Gouache on paper

Detail of: Le retour a nature (The Return to Nature) 1938-39

Gouache on paper

Above: Le baiser (The Kiss) ca. 1957

Gouache on paper

Below: La bataille de l'Argonne (The Battle of the Argonne) 1964

Gouache on paper

Left: L'homme et la foret (Man and the Forest) 1965

Gouache on card

Right: La carriere de granit (The Granite Quarry) 1964

Gouache on paper

Detail of: La carriere de granit (The Granite Quarry) 1964

Gouache on paper

La voix du sang (Blood Will Tell) 1947

Gouache on paper

Detail of: Le bain de cristal (The Cut-Glass Bath) 1946

Gouache on paper

 

 

 

 

 

Standing before, Le fils de l'homme (The Son of Man) 1964

Oil on canvas

Detail of: Le fils de l'homme (The Son of Man) 1964

Oil on canvas

Detail of: Le fils de l'homme (The Son of Man) 1964

Oil on canvas

A view of, La boite de Pandore (Pandora's Box) 1951

Oil on canvas

 

 

Detail of: La boite de Pandore (Pandora's Box) 1951

Oil on canvas

Detail of: La belle societe (High Society) 1965-66

Oil on canvas

L'heureux donateur (The Happy Donor) 1966

Oil on canvas

 

Les merveilles de la nature (The Wonders of Nature) 1953

Oil on canvas

One of five painting from the series of: Le domaine enchante (The Enchanted Domain) 1953

Oil on canvas

Four of the paintings from the series of: Le domaine enchante (The Enchanted Domain) 1953

Oil on canvas

One of five painting from the series of: Le domaine enchante (The Enchanted Domain) 1953

Oil on canvas

Detail of:

One of five painting from the series of: Le domaine enchante (The Enchanted Domain) 1953

Oil on canvas

Detail of:

One of five painting from the series of: Le domaine enchante (The Enchanted Domain) 1953

Oil on canvas

One of five painting from the series of: Le domaine enchante (The Enchanted Domain) 1953

Oil on canvas

Detail of:

One of five painting from the series of: Le domaine enchante (The Enchanted Domain) 1953

Oil on canvas

Detail of:

One of five painting from the series of: Le domaine enchante (The Enchanted Domain) 1953

Oil on canvas

Shererazade (Sheherazade) 1950

Oil on canvas

Detail of: Shererazade (Sheherazade) 1950

Oil on canvas

Detail of:

One of five painting from the series of: Le domaine enchante (The Enchanted Domain) 1953

Oil on canvas

Detail of:

One of five painting from the series of: Le domaine enchante (The Enchanted Domain) 1953

Oil on canvas

Detail of:

One of five painting from the series of: Le domaine enchante (The Enchanted Domain) 1953

Oil on canvas

Le seducteur (The Seducer) 1950

Oil on canvas

 

L'empire des lumieres (The Dominion of Light) 1954

Oil on canvas

Standing before, L'empire des lumieres (The Dominion of Light) 1954

Oil on canvas

In the presence of, Le monde invisible (The Invisible World) 1954

Oil on canvas

Le baiser (The Kiss) 1951 Oil on canvas

Standing before, Le monde invisible (The Invisible World) 1954

Oil on canvas

Le monde invisible (The Invisible World) 1954

Oil on canvas

Detail of: Le monde invisible (The Invisible World) 1954

Oil on canvas

Le domaine d'Arnheim (The Domain of Arnheim) 1962

Oil on canvas

Detail of: Le domaine d'Arnheim (The Domain of Arnheim) 1962

Oil on canvas

In the presence of: Le domaine d'Arnheim (The Domain of Arnheim) 1962

Oil on canvas

Detail of: Le domaine d'Arnheim (The Domain of Arnheim) 1962

Oil on canvas

detail of: La clef de verre (The Glass Key) 1959

Oil on canvas

Les idees claires (Clear Ideas) 1955/ca.1958

Oil on canvas

 

 

The sign of the times

 

Moi

Moi

 

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