Time Transfixed
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Time Transfixed is a famous surrealist painting by René Magritte depicting a steam locomotive emerging from a fireplace in an otherwise ordinary room, exemplifying his uncanny juxtapositions of everyday objects.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artist | René Magritte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyle | Magrittean surrealism ⓘ |
| collection | Art Institute of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette | muted tones ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | René Magritte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Belgian ⓘ |
| depicts |
candlesticks
ⓘ
clock ⓘ fireplace ⓘ interior of a room ⓘ mantelpiece ⓘ mirror ⓘ steam locomotive ⓘ |
| dimension |
147.3 cm height
ⓘ
98.7 cm width ⓘ |
| follows | earlier surrealist experiments by Magritte ⓘ |
| genre | surrealism ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
domestic interior
ⓘ
motion ⓘ stillness ⓘ time ⓘ train ⓘ |
| inception | 1938 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | surrealist interest in the unconscious ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location | Art Institute of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
oil on canvas
ⓘ
oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealism ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
juxtaposition of ordinary interior with impossible event
ⓘ
locomotive emerging from fireplace ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | René Magritte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Durée poignardée ⓘ |
| owner | Art Institute of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | René Magritte’s body of work ⓘ |
| theme |
disruption of reality
ⓘ
illusion and reality ⓘ uncanny juxtapositions of everyday objects ⓘ |
| title | Time Transfixed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesPerspective | one-point perspective ⓘ |
| visualContrasts | dynamic train versus static room ⓘ |
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