Time Transfixed
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Time Transfixed (La Durée poignardée) (1938) is a painting by the Belgian painter René Magritte. It is on permanent display at the Art Institute of Chicago. In general, the painting is a surrealist work which challenges the viewer’s sense of reality and comprehension of stability.
The painting depicts a locomotive coming out of a fireplace in a rather empty dining room. The fireplace resembles a train tunnel. In the mirror all that is seen is the clock and the candles, suggesting that there is...
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