Magritte / Suzi Gablik

New York, N.Y.: Thames and Hudson, 1972. 1st edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 208 pages: illustrations (some color); 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-199) and index. Originally published 1970.Some captions also in French. Contents: 1. Philosophy and interpretation -- 2. Curriculum vitae 1898-1925 -- 3. The lost jockey -- 4. The threatened assassin -- 5. Surrealism and pop -- 6. The human condition -- 7. The object lesson -- 8. The use of words -- 9. 'Impressionist' and Vache' periods -- 10. The bowler-hatted man -- Appendix I. Sculpture -- Appendix II. Lifeline -- Appendix III. Protais -- Appendix IV. Nat Pinkerton -- Appendix V. Rene � Magritte of Yore. Subjects: Magritte, Ren� 1898-1967 Criticism and interpretation. Magritte, Rene � 1898-1967. Painting, Belgian 20th century. Artists Belgium Biography. Painting, Flemish. Surrealism Belguim. Schilderijen. Belgian paintings Magritte, Rene �. Painting surrealism twentieth-century. Surrealism - art - history - individual artists. Surrealism: twentieth century Belgian painting. Genre: Bibliography. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Illustrated.