{"product_id":"21315-magritte-rene-nouge-paul-rene-magritte-ou-les-images-defendues-inscribed-to-the-printer","title":"Magritte, René. (1898–1967) [Nougé, Paul. (1895–1967)] \"René Magritte Ou Les Images Défendues\" – INSCRIBED TO THE PRINTER","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e12mo. 65 pp. Illustrated with 19 b\/w ​​reproductions including one on the cover. Warmly inscribed in blue ink by Magritte on the half title to the publishers of the work \"felicite les \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eÉtablissements\u003c\/span\u003e generaux d'Imprimerie pour leur beau travai,l\" congratulating the printers (as recorded at the end of the volume, the \"\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eÉtablissements Généraux d’Imprimerie\") \"for \u003c\/span\u003etheir fine work,\"dated 15\/12\/1943 and surrounding his signature with a small geometric drawing.  Ref: Mariën, Surr. in Belgium, p. 333. Scattered foxing and toning, overall a fine copy. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003ePublished the same year as Mariën's monograph, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLes Images défendues \u003c\/i\u003eis nevertheless a work written 10 years earlier, excerpts from which had appeared in \"Le surréalisme au service de la Révolution\".  Paul Nougé, sometimes known as the \"Belgian Breton,\" was a Belgian poet and philosopher and was one of the most influential members of the Surrealist school in Belgium. He was a friend and associate of fellow artists Louis Scutenaire, Marcel Mariën and René Magritte, who was influenced by his poetry.   A biochemist by training, Nougé wrote aphoristically, producing tracts, open letters, and theoretical essays, later gathered in \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eHistoire de ne pas rire\u003c\/i\u003e (1956). His assiduous commentaries on the surreal canvases of his friend Magritte, printed here, are as gnomic and provocative as the paintings.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093777535135,"sku":"21315","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Screen_Shot_2022-04-01_at_2.17.20_PM.png?v=1722190288","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/21315-magritte-rene-nouge-paul-rene-magritte-ou-les-images-defendues-inscribed-to-the-printer","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}