Time Transfixed - René Magritte
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René Magritte's *Time Transfixed* (1938) is a Surrealist painting that depicts a locomotive emerging from a fireplace, disrupting the domestic scene and challenging perceptions of reality.
René Magritte's 1938 painting, *Time Transfixed* (*La Durée poignardée*), presents a juxtaposition of the ordinary and the unexpected, a hallmark of his Surrealist style. The scene depicts a domestic interior, complete with a fireplace, mantelpiece, clock, and candlesticks. However, the focal point is a locomotive emerging at full speed from the fireplace, an intrusion of industrial dynamism into a space of bourgeois comfort. The painting's title, which translates to 'Sorrow Pierced by Time' or 'The Dagger of Time', adds another layer of complexity. The image challenges conventional perceptions of time and space, inviting viewers to question the boundaries between reality and the subconscious. The locomotive, a symbol of modernity and progress, is frozen in a moment of impossible transit, disrupting the stillness of the domestic setting. The precise rendering of objects, combined with the illogical scenario, creates a sense of unease and intrigue, characteristic of Magritte's exploration of the uncanny.
Time Transfixed - René Magritte
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Beautiful print, great quality and love it with the white frame. Delivery was really fast. I've had loads of compliments from visitors as I've hung it in my hallway as the first thing you see when you enter the house. Couldn't be happier.
René Magritte
Painted a pipe and wrote that it was not a pipe. Worked in a suit next to the living room furniture. Made the ordinary impossible for forty years.
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