Jonathan Shih
René Magritte (Belgian, 1898–1967), The Castle of the Pyrenées, 1959, 200 x 145 cm, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
This painting was commissioned by Magritte’s longtime friend, the international lawyer, poet, and author Harry Torczyner. Encouraged to express his opinions on the choice of a subject, Torczyner selected one of a large rock surmounted by a castle. Intimately acquainted with the artist’s repertoire, Torczyner added the suggestion of a sky on a clear day and a rough darkish sea “because over the dark sea or ocean there rises the rock of hope, topped by a fortress, a castle.”
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