Ceci n'est pas une pipe) by René Magritte poster with aluminum frame
The Treachery of Images (Ceci n’est pas une pipe) by René Magritte is one of the most iconic works in 20th-century art, challenging viewers to rethink the relationship between objects, words, and meaning. Painted in 1929, the piece depicts a perfectly rendered tobacco pipe with the inscription “This is not a pipe” in French beneath it. Magritte reminds us that an image is not the thing itself—it’s only a representation. This witty and philosophical painting embodies surrealism’s intellectual playfulness and continues to inspire debate nearly a century later.
Ceci n'est pas une pipe) by René Magritte poster with aluminum frame
The Treachery of Images (Ceci n’est pas une pipe) by René Magritte is one of the most iconic works in 20th-century art, challenging viewers to rethink the relationship between objects, words, and meaning. Painted in 1929, the piece depicts a perfectly rendered tobacco pipe with the inscription “This is not a pipe” in French beneath it. Magritte reminds us that an image is not the thing itself—it’s only a representation. This witty and philosophical painting embodies surrealism’s intellectual playfulness and continues to inspire debate nearly a century later.