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The Belgian painter René Magritte (1898-1967) was an outstanding figure in the Surrealist movement and is surely one of this century's major artists. Since the 1960s his work has had a massive and continuing influence, not only on art, but on the imagery of popular culture. This is the fifth and final volume of the critically acclaimed catalogue raisonné of the artist, edited by David Sylvester. This volume is the essential supplement to the series, including a cumulative index, an annotated select bibliography by Lynette Cawthra, exhibitions lists and important revisions and additions to the four earlier volumes, written by David Sylvester, Sarah Whitfield and Michael Raeburn. As a whole, the series (I-V) presents an authoritative survey of the artist's oeuvre, from 1916 to his death in 1967. The text offers a systematic survey of his oil paintings (I-III), objects (II-III), bronzes (III), gouaches, temperas, watercolours and papiers collés (IV), and Magritte's work as a commercial artist (V). Underpinning the entries on the individual works is a minutely detailed biographical chronology which constitutes a major contribution to the study of Surrealism in Belgium. The books include substantial and often unpublished extracts from Magritte's correspondence and writings, given both in the original French and in English translation. Volume V completes a series widely recognised as indispensable for Magritte scholars and admirers alike.

The Belgian painter René Magritte (1898-1967) was an outstanding figure in the Surrealist movement and is one of this century's major artists. Since the 1960s his work has had a massive influence, not only on art, but on the imagery of popular culture. Following the publication to critical acclaim of the first volume of René Magritte : Catalogue Raisonné, Volume 11, written by David Sylvester and Sarah Whitfield, presents a systematic survey of Magritte's paintings and objects between 1931 and 1948. As in Volume 1, an illustrated detailed chronology of the artist's career precedes over 370 illustrated entries which discuss the dating, genesis and history of each work. Substantial extracts are included from Magritte's largely unpublished correspondence, which reveal, in particular, how fearful the artist was of having his work condemned as `degenerate' by the Nazis during the period of occupation between 1940 and 1945. In addition, there follows an appendix consisting of forty four untraced works of which there is no photographic record. The subsequent three volumes, to be published later this year and in 1994, cover Magritte's oil paintings, objects and sculptures of 1949-1967 (Volume 111), works in water-based media (gouaches, temperas, watercolours and papiers collés) of 1920-1967 (Volume IV) and, finally, an annotated bibliography, supplement and indices (Volume V). Volumes III and IV are by Sarah Whitfield and Michael Raeburn. All five volumes are edited by David Sylvester.

De 1962 à 1986, le célèbre critique d'art David Sylvester s'entretien avec Francis Bacon. De ces rencontres, David Sylvester livre, sous la forme de neuf dialogues, un témoignage unique sur l'artiste. On y découvre le souci obsessionnel de Bacon pour la forme humaine en peinture, son admiration pour Picasso et Velázquez, sa passion pour la poésie de Yeats et Eliot, son étonnante interprétation d'un pastel de Degas, mais aussi son indifférence pour Matisse. Traduit et présenté par Michel Leiris, Entretiens avec Francis Bacon est une approche incomparable de la pensée, du travail et de la vie de l'un des génies créateurs du XXe siècle. Considéré comme un classique du genre, ce livre est le portrait le plus révélateur de Francis Bacon. Cette édition comprend l'intégralité des neufs entretiens, l'introduction de Michel Leiris et un hors texte comprenant vingt illustrations en couleurs.