The artwork, titled “The Schoolmaster,” was created by René Magritte in 1954 in Brussels, Belgium. Executed in oil on canvas, the piece is a symbolic painting and falls within the Surrealism movement. The dimensions of the artwork are 90 x 65 cm.
In the artwork, a solitary figure is depicted from behind, wearing a dark suit and a bowler hat, standing against a backdrop of a dusky sky. Above the figure’s head floats a slender crescent moon, contrasting starkly against the blue expanse. The horizon is faint and blurred, suggesting a mysterious or dream-like setting characteristic of Magritte’s surrealistic style. The artwork evokes a sense of enigma and contemplation, embodying Magritte’s exploration of visual paradoxes and the limitations of perception.
