Magritte painted it as a self-portrait.[2] The painting consists of a man in an overcoat and a bowler hat standing in front of a low wall, beyond which are the sea and a cloudy sky. The man's face is largely obscured by a hovering green apple. However, the man's eyes can be seen peeking over the edge of the apple. Another subtle feature is that the man's left arm appears to bend backwards at the elbow.
About the painting, Magritte said:
At least it hides the face partly well, so you have the apparent face, the apple, hiding the visible but hidden, the face of the person. It's something that happens constantly. Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see. There is an interest in that which is hidden and which the visible does not show us. This interest can take the form of a quite intense feeling, a sort of conflict, one might say, between the visible that is hidden and the visible that is present.[3]
The Son of Man closely resembles two other Magritte paintings. The Great War (La grande guerre, 1964) is a variation on The Son of Man which pictures only the figure from the torso up. The Taste of the Invisible (Le Gout de l'invisible) is a gouache painting of the same subject.[4]
Another painting from the same year, called The Great War on Facades (La Grande Guerre Façades, 1964), features a person standing in front of a wall overlooking the sea (as in The Son of Man), but it is a woman, holding an umbrella, her face covered by flowers. There is also Man in the Bowler Hat, a similar painting wherein a man's face is obscured by a bird rather than an apple.
In popular cultureedit
In 1970, Norman Rockwell created a playful homage to The Son of Man as a 330 by 440 mm (13 by 17.5 in) oil painting entitled Mr. Apple,[5] in which a man's head is replaced, rather than hidden, by a red apple.
The painting plays an important role in the 1999 version of The Thomas Crown Affair.[6] It appears several times, first when Crown and Catherine Banning are walking through the museum and she jokingly calls it his portrait, and particularly in the final robbery scenes when numerous men wearing bowler hats and trench coats carry briefcases throughout the museum to cover Crown's movements and confuse the security team.
The green apple was an ongoing motif in Magritte's work. His use of it in the 1966 painting Le Jeu De Morre, owned by Paul McCartney, inspired the Beatles to name their record company Apple Corps.[7]
^Pound, Cath (5 December 2017). "Magritte and the subversive power of his pipe". The BBC. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
^Chernick, Karen (April 12, 2018). "Why Magritte Was Fascinated with Bowler Hats". Artsy.
^In a radio interview with Jean Neyens (1965), cited in Torczyner, Magritte: Ideas and Images, trans. Richard Millen (New York: Harry N. Abrams), p. 172.
^David, Sylvester (1992). Magritte: the silence of the world. [Houston]: Menil Foundation. p. 24. ISBN0810936267. OCLC 24846694.
^"Mr Apple by Norman Rockwell brings $33,722 in online auction". Antique Trader.[dead link]
^Howe, Desson (6 August 1999). "'Thomas Crown': An Affair to Remember". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
^Silver, Craig (5 December 2013). "How A Magritte Painting Led to Apple Computer". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
January 01, 1970
this, article, about, painting, other, uses, disambiguation, french, fils, homme, 1964, painting, belgian, surrealist, painter, rené, magritte, perhaps, best, known, artwork, artistrené, magritteyear1964mediumoil, canvasmovementsurrealismdimensions116, locatio. This article is about the painting For other uses see Son of man disambiguation The Son of Man French Le fils de l homme is a 1964 painting by the Belgian surrealist painter Rene Magritte It is perhaps his best known artwork 1 The Son of ManArtistRene MagritteYear1964MediumOil on canvasMovementSurrealismDimensions116 cm 89 cm 45 67 in 35 in LocationPrivate collection Magritte painted it as a self portrait 2 The painting consists of a man in an overcoat and a bowler hat standing in front of a low wall beyond which are the sea and a cloudy sky The man s face is largely obscured by a hovering green apple However the man s eyes can be seen peeking over the edge of the apple Another subtle feature is that the man s left arm appears to bend backwards at the elbow About the painting Magritte said At least it hides the face partly well so you have the apparent face the apple hiding the visible but hidden the face of the person It s something that happens constantly Everything we see hides another thing we always want to see what is hidden by what we see There is an interest in that which is hidden and which the visible does not show us This interest can take the form of a quite intense feeling a sort of conflict one might say between the visible that is hidden and the visible that is present 3 Contents 1 Similar paintings 2 In popular culture 3 See also 4 ReferencesSimilar paintings editThe Son of Man closely resembles two other Magritte paintings The Great War La grande guerre 1964 is a variation on The Son of Man which pictures only the figure from the torso up The Taste of the Invisible Le Gout de l invisible is a gouache painting of the same subject 4 Another painting from the same year called The Great War on Facades La Grande Guerre Facades 1964 features a person standing in front of a wall overlooking the sea as in The Son of Man but it is a woman holding an umbrella her face covered by flowers There is also Man in the Bowler Hat a similar painting wherein a man s face is obscured by a bird rather than an apple In popular culture editIn 1970 Norman Rockwell created a playful homage to The Son of Man as a 330 by 440 mm 13 by 17 5 in oil painting entitled Mr Apple 5 in which a man s head is replaced rather than hidden by a red apple The painting plays an important role in the 1999 version of The Thomas Crown Affair 6 It appears several times first when Crown and Catherine Banning are walking through the museum and she jokingly calls it his portrait and particularly in the final robbery scenes when numerous men wearing bowler hats and trench coats carry briefcases throughout the museum to cover Crown s movements and confuse the security team The green apple was an ongoing motif in Magritte s work His use of it in the 1966 painting Le Jeu De Morre owned by Paul McCartney inspired the Beatles to name their record company Apple Corps 7 See also editList of paintings by Rene MagritteReferences edit Pound Cath 5 December 2017 Magritte and the subversive power of his pipe The BBC Retrieved 2018 01 05 Chernick Karen April 12 2018 Why Magritte Was Fascinated with Bowler Hats Artsy In a radio interview with Jean Neyens 1965 cited in Torczyner Magritte Ideas and Images trans Richard Millen New York Harry N Abrams p 172 David Sylvester 1992 Magritte the silence of the world Houston Menil Foundation p 24 ISBN 0810936267 OCLC 24846694 Mr Apple by Norman Rockwell brings 33 722 in online auction Antique Trader dead link Howe Desson 6 August 1999 Thomas Crown An Affair to Remember The Washington Post Retrieved 2018 01 05 Silver Craig 5 December 2013 How A Magritte Painting Led to Apple Computer Forbes Retrieved 2018 01 05 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Son of Man amp oldid 1220997797, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
