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Miedema (2023)

LA RÉPRODUCTION PERMISE: External and Internal influences on René Magritte's 'La Réproduction Interdite' and its provenance within Magritte's oeuvre

Master thesis | Arts and Culture (MA)

While having been wrongly neglected by scholars, René Magritte's 'La Réproduction Interdite' was painted in an important transitional period in the artist's life. Magritte was on the verge of separating from both the French and Belgian surrealist groups and developing his own art theory. This paper focuses on the causes of this transition, as well as identifying its main characteristics in 'La Réproduction Interdite'. These characteristics consist of external factors, which include the influences of the surrealist groups and the work's patron, Edward James, on the painting, in addition to internal influences, which includes Magritte's recently formulated art theory and new ideas.

surrealism

Breton

Magritte

Mesens

France

Belgium

James

similarities

Author

Miedema

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Supervisors

Elizabeth den Hartog

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en