René Magritte, The Masterpiece, or The Mysteries of the Horizon

Lithograph, 2011

Limited edition of 275 (157/275)

Publisher: Artvalue (Luxembourg)

Printer: Philippe Moreno, Atelier Art-Lithographies (Paris)

45.00 cm × 60.00 cm (sheet size)

38.00 cm × 49.00 cm (image size)

Signed in the plate

Certificate of authenticity included

Condition: Excellent

Based on the original work: 1965, "The Masterpiece, or The Mysteries of the Horizon"

BFK Rives paper

With dry stamps of ADAGP and MAGRITTE Estate

About the Artwork

"The Masterpiece, or The Mysteries of the Horizon" is a significant work that symbolizes the representative reflections of René Magritte's later years.

Against an expansive horizon, three figures dressed in identical hats and coats stand quietly side-by-side. This composition, at first glance, appears simple and orderly. Yet, within its stillness, lies Magritte's characteristic deep mystery and intellectual unease.

Each of the three figures faces a different direction, but their facial features are never clearly revealed. Despite the different perspectives—frontal, back, and profile—we ultimately cannot grasp the essence of these individuals.

What Magritte presents here is the decisive gap that exists between "seeing" and "knowing."

When we see something, we assume we understand it. However, Magritte quietly shows that what can be captured visually is not necessarily the truth itself.

The infinite space of the horizon symbolizes the boundary between reality and the unknown, the visible and the invisible, lending a philosophical breadth to the entire work.

Its precise and restrained depiction, without exaggerating fantasy, rather prompts deep contemplation in the viewer.

This work is a masterpiece that expresses, through an extremely concise image, the fundamental themes Magritte pondered throughout his life:

What is existence?
What is seeing?
What is perception?

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