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Advertisment for “Norine”
Advertising graphic created in the Art Deco style, presenting dynamic, simplified contours of a female figure, shown against a background of geometric shapes and lines. The work is an example of Magritte's early activity in advertising and graphic design.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Rene Magritte
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Date of birth and death
21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967
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Natinality
Belgian
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Style
Surrealism with representational technique, ironic juxtapositions, poetic imagery
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Significant works
The Treachery of Images, The Son of Man, The Human Condition, Golconda, The Menaced Assassin
Information about the work
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Year:
1925
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Execution technique:
no exact information, probably oil paints or graphic techniques
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Theme:
advertising, fashion, applied graphics, woman
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The painting illustrates Magritte's experiments with form and Art Deco aesthetics, combining art with functional use, while also showing interest in modern design.
The key to interpreting the work
Analyze in the context of early artistic work, especially its connections with the advertising industry and the modernist Art Deco style of the 1920s.See other works by this artist
