The painting depicts three nude women in an interior, painted in the style of cubism. The composition focuses on the geometrization and simplification of forms, exploring the theme of the nude in the context of Magritte's early work.

Portrait of the Creator

  • Artist

    Rene Magritte

  • Date of birth and death

    21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967

  • Natinality

    Belgian

  • Style

    Surrealism with representational technique, ironic juxtapositions, poetic imagery

  • Significant works

    The Treachery of Images, The Son of Man, The Human Condition, Golconda, The Menaced Assassin

Information about the work

  • Year:

    1923

  • Execution technique:

    oil on canvas

  • Theme:

    nude, female figures, interior, cubism

Internal Narrative and Creative Framework

  • Inner Narrative

    The work represents the artist's interest in cubism and experiments with form and space in depicting the human body, being an important element of his early creative period.

The key to interpreting the work

Interpretation should consider the context of experiments with cubism and their influence on Magritte's later surrealist work.

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