Rene Magritte

Artist

1898-11-21

Quotes by Rene Magritte

• My painting is visible images which conceal nothing... they evoke mystery and indeed when one sees one of my pictures, one asks oneself this simple question 'What does that mean'? It does not mean anything, because mystery means nothing either, it is unknowable.

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• If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream.

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