Magritte, René 1898-1967

La belle captive : a novel by Alain Robbe-Grillet ( Book )
23 editions published between 1975 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 979 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A nouveau roman featuring a non-story, narrated by an anti-narrator who murders to dismember, literally or metaphorically. Illustrated with surrealistic paintings by the late Rene Magritte. The author wrote the scenario for the film, Last Year at Marienbad

René Magritte by Abraham Marie Hammacher ( Book )
16 editions published between 1973 and 1988 in 3 languages and held by 691 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Describes Magritte's position in 20th century art, his method of working, his interest in language in relation to his art, and his fascination with the ideas and subject matter of Edgar Allen Poe

Monsieur René Magritte by Adrian Maben ( Visual )
16 editions published between 1978 and 2012 in English and German and held by 584 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Explores the surroundings from which Magritte drew inspiration for his mysterious paintings. This documentary visits familiar scenes which Magritte managed to portray as new and strange. Includes excepts from an interview with Magritte

René Magritte, 1898-1967 by Jacques Meuris ( Book )
22 editions published between 1990 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Surrealism - Realism - The Renoir and Vache periods

Magritte : the silence of the world by David Sylvester ( Book )
3 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 505 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The purpose of this book, written in conjunction with the Magritte catalogue raisonné, is to look at the artist and his art in ways which lie outside the scope of that publication ... It discusses the long-term development of images and ideas' and it ventures opinions about events and patterns in the artist's life"--Page [7]

Magritte by Siegfried Gohr ( Book )
5 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 489 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This collection of key paintings, which accompanies a retrospective at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, is particularly notable because the paintings have been selected to show Magritte's influence on the art of the latter half of the twentieth century, especially Pop and Conceptual art. An essay by art historian Siegfried Gohr explores some of the major themes in Magritte's work, while more than sixty color plates tantalize the viewer."--BOOK JACKET

Magritte by David Sylvester ( Book )
5 editions published between 1992 and 2009 in English and German and held by 447 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
" ... offers 40 chapters of critical insights and clues to Magritte's puzzles"--Publisher description

Magritte : attempting the impossible by Siegfried Gohr ( Book )
4 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 447 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This lavishly illustrated book assembles a wide range of Magritte's work, providing a thorough overview that focuses on all aspects of his oeuvre: paintings, drawings, collages, graphic design, prints and sculptures."--Inside jacket

René Magritte by Mike Venezia ( Book )
1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 399 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Describes the life and career of the twentieth-century Belgian Surrealist painter

Magritte : The Hayward Gallery, the South Bank Centre, London, 21 May-2 August 1992 ... [et al.] by Sarah Whitfield ( Book )
6 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 341 WorldCat member libraries worldwide