"La Magie Noir" is a work by René Magritte, and he painted several versions of it. It is one of the most well-known paintings, featuring a striking subject: a woman leaning against a stone block. Her body is divided between earth and sky, a metaphor that for the Belgian surrealist artist represents the condition of humanity.

The woman portrayed in the oil painting is the beloved Georgette Berger (daughter of a butcher), who, known since her teenage years, was his model and muse, eventually becoming his wife.


"The titles of paintings are not explanations and the paintings are not illustrations." RM 1946 #lafissa