The Forbidden Universe
painting by René Magritte
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The Forbidden Universe is a 1943 painting by the Belgian Surrealist artist René Magritte. During this period, Magritte experimented with various styles, including an Impressionist-influenced approach. In this particular work, he depicts a mermaid-like figure reclining on a sofa, rendered with broad brushstrokes and a soft color palette reminiscent of Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir. However, Magritte soon abandoned these stylistic experiments to return to his signature enigmatic and illogical imagery.1
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