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The Empty Mask (1928) is a painting by Belgian surrealist René Magritte.

The Empty Mask
Artist	René Magritte
Year	1928
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	81.2 cm × 116.2 cm (32.0 in × 45+3⁄4 in)
Location	National Museum Cardiff, Cardiff

In his essay Words and Images, published in 1929, Magritte observed that each image "suggests that there are others behind it".^{[citation needed]} Viewed through a freestanding frame of irregular shape, these images are a sky, a lead curtain festooned with sleigh bells, a house façade, a sheet of paper cut-outs, a forest and a fire.

The title evokes the fear of the invisible which pervades the artist's work and reflects the surrealists' fascination with the subconscious. The painting was purchased in 1973 and is usually on display in the National Museum of Wales.

Sources

• National Museum Wales

На других языках

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- [en] The Empty Mask

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[fr] Le Masque vide

Le Masque Vide (1928) est une peinture à l'huile de l'artiste surréaliste belge René Magritte.

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