L’Appel des cimes 

René Magritte, a Belgian artist, painted "L’Appel des cimes", or “The call of the summits” in the mid-20th century. Magritte was a key figure in the Surrealist movement, which emerged after the First World War. This movement sought to challenge conventional ways of thinking and representing the world. Magritte’s work, often dreamlike and unsettling, invites us to question reality and perception. "The call of the summits" embodies this spirit. Here, Magritte presents a painting within a painting, where a mountain range is mirrored and framed by an easel. The boundary between the painted scene and the real landscape becomes blurred. This prompts us to consider how we perceive and construct our reality. Magritte once said: "My painting is visible images which conceal nothing...they evoke mystery." As you stand before this painting, consider the tension between the familiar and the strange, the visible and the hidden, and how these contrasting elements challenge our understanding of what is real and what is imagined.