Magritte: The Treachery of Images, Edited by Didier Ottinger, Illustrated, New

New York: Prestel, 2017. Brand New. Published to coincide with the 2017 exhibition "Magritte: The Treachery of Images" in Paris and Frankfurt. The unread large book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Color illustrations throughout. Illustrated endpapers. Wrap around paper sleeve. 208 pages. 9½ x 11½" tall.

This major new book on René Magritte offers fresh interpretations of the artist's use of symbols and imagery to articulate his particular brand of surrealism. In this beautiful monograph, a collection of revelatory essays focuses on five common images in Rene Magritte's work--fire, shadows, curtains, words, and the fragmented body. Featuring vibrant reproductions of more than 100 works, this book helps readers understand how the artist employed these images in ways both deceptive and realistic.