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Another subtle feature is that the man's left arm appears to bend backward at the. His left elbow is backwards. The son of man, 1964 is an oil on canvas artwork by rene.
It was painted in 1964.
The son of man is a self portrait. Arguably rené magritte's most iconic painting, the son of man (1964) portrays a man wearing a suit and a bowler hat, standing behind a floating green apple. Magritte places dull objects like hats, pipes and rocks in unusual contexts and juxtaposition, magritte implemented themes of mystery and madness to challenge the assumptions of human perception. Magritte himself said about these paintings is the following:
