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Camfield, William A. Marsales, Rita Miller 2009-06-04T00:16:57Z 2009-06-04T00:16:57Z 1992 Marsales, Rita Miller. "Rene Magritte's segmented women: Studies based on two paintings in the Menil Collection (Belgium)." (1992) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13598">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13598</a>. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13598 Thesis Art 1992 Marsales Rene Magritte, Surrealist painter, represented women in segmented forms. He enclosed portions of female anatomy in frames and painted representations of broken, sculpted torsos. In this he was inspired by the example of de Chirico's poetic painting, Rodin's use of partial forms to represent whole beings, and by collage concepts involving the dissolution and reconstruction of images. Although Magritte's nudes were undeniably erotic, his ultimate conclusion seems to be that the mystery of woman is beyond the power of art's representation. Framing and fragmentation, as represented in two paintings from the Menil Collection and numerous related works, reinforce the idea that in Magritte's work art and reality were never intended to coincide. 113 p. application/pdf eng Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder. Art history Rene Magritte's segmented women: Studies based on two paintings in the Menil Collection (Belgium) Thesis Text Art and Art History Humanities Rice University Masters Master of Arts open.access