Les Valeurs Personnelles from the collection of Maddie Williams

Les Valeurs Personnelles

Painting

Rene Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist, known for depicting ordinary objects in an unusual context, challenging the observer's perceptions of reality. In 1952 Magritte produced ‘Les Valeurs Personnelles’ a painting of a room filled with familiar objects given a human-like proportion creating a sense of disorientation. The interior walls of the room have also been depicted as a daytime sky, creating a paradoxical world of both inside and out.

Les Valeurs Personnelles (Personal Values) is a 1952 surrealist painting by René Magritte. The painting depicts a bedroom with everyday objects that are oversized and arranged in a way that creates a sense of unease and curiosity.