Son of Man Wearing Bowler Hat by Magritte Sculpture

Statuette adaptation of Son of Man with green apple wearing a Bowler Hat.

René François Ghislain Magritte (1898 – 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist, well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images. Often depicting ordinary objects in an unusual context, his work is known for challenging observers' preconditioned perceptions of reality.

The Son of Man (Le Fils de l'homme, Oil on canvas, 116x89 cm)
This work was commissioned by Harry Torczyner in the summer of 1963 and delivered to him in August 1964. He had asked Magritte to do a self portrait in the spirit of self portraits by two Flemish painters, Rubens and Ensor, in which the artists wear hats. The title of this work was found by Irene Hamoir, a Belgian poet and an important member of the Belgian surrealist movement.

Rene Magritte (1898-1967)was born in Lessines near Tournai in French speaking Belgium in 1898. He spent his childhood in Chatelet and Charleroi. He attended the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Brussels from 1916 to 1918. There he met the brothers Victor and Pierre Bourgeois and the painter Pierre(more...)