The Month of the Grape Harvest
ArtistRene Magritte
Year1959
MediumOil on canvas
LocationPrivate collection
About The Month of the Grape Harvest
A woman levitates above a stone wall in a landscape. The grape harvest season is suggested by the title. The weightlessness of the figure contradicts the solid world around her. Magrittes ordinary setting makes the impossible feel plausible.
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