Vase

René Magritte, 1919

MEDIUMLead-glazed earthenware with polychrome decoration

DIMENSIONS31.1 × 19.1 cm (12 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.); Diam.: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)

LOCATIONArt Institute of Chicago

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René Magritte 1898–1967 · Belgium

René Magritte was a Belgian surrealist master who painted familiar objects in dreamlike, often unsettling, unexpected contexts.