The Betrayal of Images

The picture shows a classic pipe with a long curved handle and a round chamber for tobacco. The pipe has a smooth surface with a glossy finish and appears to be made of wood. Below the image of the pipe is the French inscription "Ceci n'est pas une pipe." which translates to "This is not a pipe." This image is known as a surrealist work by Belgian artist René Magritte and appears in his work "La trahison des images" (The betrayal of images).

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Prevailing color of this fine art print is brown and its shape is landscape.

René François Ghislain Magritte (1898-1967). Belgian surrealist painter. He painted images full of wise humour, perspective and provocative thinking. They often depict a collection of everyday objects placed in an unusual context. For example, his painting Pipe looks like an advertisement for the tobacco trade. It bears the inscription This is not a pipe, which may not seem like the truth. But not on second thought: we see an image of a pipe (Magritte himself said: Try to stuff this pipe with tobacco.). His paintings are poetic and realistic (as opposed to images of another important surrealist, Joan Miró). His paintings significantly influenced his contemporaries and even artists today, and the artistic direction of the entire pop art movement. They became part of mainstream culture (often in the form of imitation in advertisements, etc.).