{"product_id":"rene-magritte-l-homme-de-pierre1979","title":"René Magritte - L’Homme de Pierre (1979)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eL’Homme de Pierre (1979)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ertist:\u003c\/strong\u003e René Magritte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e L’Homme de Pierre (The Stone Man)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e La Philosophie de la Peinture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1979 (posthumous)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lithograph in colours after paintings by the artist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 73.6 × 53 cm (28 7\/8 × 20 7\/8 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e XL (40) — Roman numerals, signed by Georgette Magritte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed “Magritte” by Georgette Magritte lower right; printed signature of the artist in plate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limited edition lithograph — posthumous authorised edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eL’Homme de Pierre\u003c\/em\u003e (1979) — “The Stone Man” — is one of the most sombre and psychologically arresting images in Magritte’s visual repertoire: two bowler-hatted men stand among scattered rocks before a vast striated cliff face, their bodies rendered in the same grey-brown stone texture as the geological world surrounding them. One faces away entirely — his back to the viewer, his coat and hat as anonymous as always — while the second turns slightly in profile, clutching a rock to his chest with both arms, as if carrying the very substance of his own petrification. The cliff behind them descends in vertical striations of ochre and grey; the ground is littered with stones; the entire world is stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe bowler-hatted man is Magritte’s most personal and most universal figure — simultaneously the artist himself, every bourgeois, and no one in particular — and here that anonymity is taken to its logical extreme: the figures are not merely unrecognisable, they are literally becoming the landscape, their human form indistinguishable in texture and colour from the geological matter around them. The image belongs to Magritte’s sustained meditation on the relationship between human beings and the objects of the world — the unsettling possibility that the boundary between the animate and the inanimate is more permeable than we assume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFrom the posthumous series \u003cem\u003eLa Philosophie de la Peinture\u003c\/em\u003e, published in 1979 in a limited Roman numeral edition, signed by Georgette Magritte — the artist’s wife and recognised authenticator of posthumous editions — with the printed signature of the artist in the plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Delivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✔ Secure worldwide shipping from France\u003cbr\u003e✔ Professional and careful packaging\u003cbr\u003e✔ Tracking number and insurance included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"S1PPyQ\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/collections\/collection-rene-magritte-surrealisme-poetique-illusions-visuelles-et-editions-iconiques\" title=\"Collection René Magritte\"\u003e➡️ See all available works by René Magritte\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/pages\/contact-us\" title=\"Contact\"\u003e➡️ Contact us for any question\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFAQ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this an original Magritte lithograph?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — an original lithograph in colours from the posthumous authorised series \u003cem\u003eLa Philosophie de la Peinture\u003c\/em\u003e (1979), signed by Georgette Magritte and numbered in Roman numerals, with the artist’s printed signature in plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is the work signed by Georgette Magritte?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorgette Magritte — the artist’s wife — signed posthumous editions on his behalf, a documented and recognised authentication practice consistent with the conventions established by the Comité\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the edition size?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe edition is in Roman numerals — a designation reserved for the most exclusive category of impressions within a publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does the petrification of the figures signify?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stone men belong to Magritte’s sustained interrogation of the boundary between the human and the material world — figures who are simultaneously people and geological matter, the distinction between the animate and the inanimate quietly dissolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does this work complement La Corde Sensible?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth works are from the same 1979 \u003cem\u003eLa Philosophie de la Peinture\u003c\/em\u003e series, the same edition size, the same format, and the same authentication — natural companion pieces for collectors of Magritte’s posthumous lithographic publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you ship internationally?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — worldwide, with museum-grade flat packaging, full insurance, and shipment tracking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYou may also love\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/collections\/damien-hirst?_pos=3\u0026amp;_psq=damien+hirst\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e Damien Hirst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e— explore the collection !\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"After René Magritte","offers":[{"title":"73.6 × 53 cm","offer_id":54938205487450,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/8699\/4210\/files\/L_HommedePierre.png?v=1791546379","url":"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/fr\/products\/rene-magritte-l-homme-de-pierre1979","provider":"LYNART STORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}