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RENE MAGRITTE ~ THE UNKNOWN

in Quoting the Artist ~ Thoughts and Thinking... by

“The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown.”

René Magritte

Rene Magritte (1898-1967)
The Lovers
Oil on canvas
1928

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PAUL DELVAUX ~ THE SKELETON

in Paul Delvaux ~ A Surreal Reality by

“…Through the skeleton, I represent a different kind of being in a kind of medieval mystery play which is perhaps profane, but never profanatory – the idea of sacrilege never entered my mind – it was put there by others…”

Paul Delvaux

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PAUL DELVAUX ~ A SURREAL REALITY

in Paul Delvaux ~ A Surreal Reality by

Loneliness, 1956
Paul Delvaux.

I have always wanted my colours to sing.

Paul Delvaux.

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FERNAND KHNOPFF ~ I LOCK MY DOOR…

in Art Nouveau by

I lock my door upon myself by Fernand Khnopff, 1891

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LEON SPILLIAERT ~ THE POSTS

in Art & the Unconscious Mind by

The Posts (1910) by Leon Spilliaert
(Belgian 1881-1946)

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ALFRED STEVENS ~ YOUNG WOMAN READING

in Women and their Passion for Books by

Alfred Stevens (1823-1906)
Jeune femme lisant, 1856

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Books and Happiness

BOOKS AND HAPPINESS

  “You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy books and that’s kind of the same thing.” Anonymous Girl Reading

ALFRED STEVENS ~ PAINTER OF SAD MOODS

in Highlights and Reflections by

Alfred George Stevens, a native of Brussels, spent much of his career in Paris where he was regarded as one of the most important recorders of the bourgeois and aristocratic levels of la vie moderne.
1823-1906

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LEON SPILLIAERT ~ THE NIGHT

in Art & the Unconscious Mind by

“La Nuit, the Night” 1908 by Leon Spilliaert 1881-1946

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RENE MAGRITTE ~ ON THE ART LITERATURE

in Art & the Unconscious Mind by

…all critical literature prowling around the world of art should be aware of its essential absurdity, which makes one think of a swarm of clumsy flies buzzing around a decomposing corpse.

Rene Magritte

Painting The Secret Double (Le double secret) 1927

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Jean Delville ~ Madame Stuart Merril

in Jean Delville by

Portrait of Madame Stuart Merrill, 1892

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RENE MAGRITTE ~ THE UNKNOWN

“The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is

PAUL DELVAUX ~ THE SKELETON

“…Through the skeleton, I represent a different kind of being in a kind of medieval mystery play which is perhaps

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