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Magritte - This Is Not An Apple - Mug (1964)

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About This is not an Apple mug

This is not an Apple mug features an artwork on white background from Belgian artist René Magritte. It showcases an apple and a handwritten tagline in French saying "Ceci n'est pas une pipe".  The mug comes with Magritte "biography especially written for our customers by Musart. Packaging is safe. Some more details about The mug by René Magritte:

Technical Specifications

  • Dimensions: 3.75 x 3"diam
  • Material: durable, ceramic mug
  • dishwasher-safe

Check out also Magritte's tray featuring the same artwork, another mug featuring The Son of Man painting.

Magritte

Magritte

René Magritte was one of the most famous surrealist painters of all time. His ability to challenge perception inspired many artists to come, such as Andy Warhol, Jan Verdoodt and Jasper Johns. Furthermore, his idiosyncratic vision of Surrealism has won over the hearts and minds of millions. He worked across various media including painting, printmaking, sculpting, photography, and film. His depiction of normal, everyday objects rearranged in an unusual way allowed his viewers to take a deeper look at what was in front of them and realize what the image truly represented. One of his most well-known pieces, The Treachery of Images exemplifies his ability to give new meanings to objects. It is an image of a pipe, and beneath it, a message that reads, “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” (“This is not a pipe”). This ability to make the mundane strange and the known unknown has solidified Magritte’s talents in the art world. Eventually, it has profoundly affected the Conceptualist and Pop Art movements, to this very day.

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