Not to Be Reproduced
ArtistRene Magritte
Year1937
MediumOil on canvas
LocationMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
About Not to Be Reproduced
A man looks at a mirror but sees the back of his own head. A book on the mantelpiece is reflected correctly. The painting breaks its own rules, making it doubly unsettling. Commissioned by Edward James, a major Surrealist patron.
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