中文简介：

这部对超现实主义大师的启示性研究更新了关于玛格利特（Magritte）生活和信仰的主流理论，并对这位努力追求匿名而非名声的艺术家提供了令人惊讶的新评估。读者将从这本书中得到对玛格利特整个职业生涯的深刻概述，以及对他的超现实主义杰作只是浪漫主义传统的延伸的雄辩。本书按时间顺序排列，对35件作品进行了全页复制，每件作品都配以简明的文字，强调了其在马格利特作品目录中的重要性。 本书不仅展示了****的作品，如《被刺穿的时间》（1938年）、《图像的背叛》（1929年）和《恋人》（1928年），还展示了一些不太知名的作品，对玛格利特的艺术范围和特点进行了概述。读者将熟悉艺术家生活中的主要人物，包括亲属、同事、竞争对手，他们将看到玛格利特与收藏家和经销商的关系如何导致特定作品的产生，以及他的绘画理论多年来如何演变。 本书结构紧凑，令人满意，将玛格利特对色彩的精致运用，对拼贴和构图的把握，以及他对发明和情绪的高超天赋表现得淋漓尽致，令人激动。

英文简介：

This revelatory examination of the Surrealist master updates prevailing theories about Magritte's life and beliefs, and offers a surprising new assessment of an artist who strived for anonymity rather than fame. What readers will get with this gorgeous volume is a deeply engaging overview of Magritte's entire career, and an eloquent argument that his Surrealist masterpieces were simply an extension of the Romantic tradition. Chronologically arranged, this volume features full- page reproductions of thirty-five works, each paired with a concise text that highlights its significance in Magritte's catalog. In addition to greatest hits, such as Time Transfixed, 1938; The Treachery of Images, 1929; and The Lovers, 1928, the inclusion of several lesser-known works provides an overview of the range and character of Magritte's art. Readers will become acquainted with the main figures in the artist's life, including relatives, colleagues, rivals, and they will see how Magritte's relationships with collectors and dealers led to the production of particular works, as well as how his theories about painting evolved over the years. Across this compact but utterly satisfying book, Magritte's exquisite use of color, his grasp of collage and composition, and his superb gifts for invention and mood are luminously and thrillingly in evidence.