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4.0 out of 5 stars Top Quality Reproductions, Good Value for Money, August 25, 2004
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Jenny Gilford (Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian Great Britain) - See all my reviews
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If you are looking for a book offering lengthy and in-depth discussions about Magritte and his paintings, then this isn't the book for you. If, on the other hand, you are primarily interested in seeing good quality reproductions of a selection of his work, then this is an excellent choice.

Although there is a decent several-page overview of Magritte at the start of the book, the main focus is the 48 full-page reproductions, each accompanied by a brief commentary. These commentaries do not offer much, but I personally am not really interested in someone else's interpretations of an artist's pictures, and Magritte himself said there was no 'required' interpretation for his paintings anyway.

The book was a real 'grower' for me - some of the pictures that I didn't initially like I came to love over time - I feel they can have the power to speak to you very personally, and as a consequence this is a book I keep coming back to.
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