René Magritte's most famous paintings
The top 3 according to 46 votes from people: The Son of Man · Golconda · The Human Condition. (Updated May 18, 2025.)
The pipe that is not a pipe, the man with the apple, night under a daytime sky: the Belgian surrealist's works everyone recognises.
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Top 15
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1
The Son of Man
1964. The man in the bowler hat with a green apple in front of his face.
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2
Golconda
1953. Men in overcoats floating like rain.
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The Human Condition
1933. A painting on an easel that continues the landscape.
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4
The Treachery of Images
1929. "This is not a pipe"; at LACMA in Los Angeles.
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The Lovers
1928. Two lovers kissing with their faces covered by cloth.
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Not to Be Reproduced
1937. A man before a mirror that shows his back.
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7
The False Mirror
1928. A huge eye whose iris is a cloudy sky.
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The Castle of the Pyrenees
1959. A rock and its castle hanging above the sea.
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Time Transfixed
1938. A locomotive coming out of a fireplace; in Chicago.
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Personal Values
1952. A giant comb and shaving brush in a bedroom.
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11
The Menaced Assassin
1927. A crime scene frozen like a stage set.
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12
The Great Family
1963. A dove made of blue sky over a dark sea.
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13
The Healer
1937. A seated man whose torso is a birdcage.
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14
The Empire of Light
1953-1954. A night street under a daylight sky, in many versions.
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15
The Interpretation of Dreams
1930. Objects and words that do not match.
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