Take a look at René Magritte's Morceaux choisis and the certainty begins to slip away. An apple becomes a monument. A leaf becomes a horse. A landscape behaves like a stage set. Painted in 1950, at a pivotal moment in the artist's career, this remarkable work feels less like a single composition than a gathering of Magritte's most enduring ideas, assembled, rearranged and set into motion once again. The title translates as "chosen pieces," and the painting lives up to it. Familiar motifs collide: the apple, the horse, the vast landscape, each carrying echoes of paintings that helped define Surrealism in the twentieth century. Part anthology, part reinvention, Morceaux choisis feels almost like a time capsule of Magritte's imagination, capturing the moment when ordinary things became permanently mysterious. This evocative masterpiece is a highlight of the Surrealism and its Legacy auction taking place at Sotheby's Paris on 23 October, presented by CELINE. Still haven’t subscribed to Sotheby’s on YouTube? ►►https://www.youtube.com/sothebys/ Learn more about the sale ►►https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2026/surrealism-and-its-legacy-pf2666 #RenéMagritte #Magritte #Surrealism #ArtHistory #ModernArt #Sothebys #FineArt #ArtCollector #Painting #ArtWorld #MuseumQuality #BelgianArt

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