In 1970, Norman Rockwell created a playful homage to The Son of Man as a 330 by 440 mm (13 by 17.5 in) oil painting entitled Mr. Apple, [7] in which a man's head is replaced, rather than hidden, by a red apple. The painting plays an important role in the 1999 version of The Thomas Crown Affair. [8]

2022年1月13日 · A self-portrait with a twist – a man, the ocean, and a green apple – of course, we are talking about the famous apple painting The Son of Man (1964) by the Surrealist René Magritte. Although it might appear quite plain there is more than meets the eye, so to say.

The painting consists of a man in an overcoat and a bowler hat standing in front of a short wall, beyond which is the sea and a cloudy sky. The man's face is largely obscured by a hovering green apple. However, the man's eyes can be seen peeking over the edge of the apple.

The painting conveys a man in an overcoat wearing a bowler hat and standing in front of a short wall. Behind this short wall are a cloudy sky and the sea. You cannot see the face of the man, since it is largely obscured by a floating green apple.

This painting illustrates the many themes running through Magritte’s work. The first is the apple, which he uses to great lengths in many of his works, the most famous of which is The Son of Man, depicting a man wearing a bowling hat, with a green apple covering his face.

2023年5月23日 · Why did Rene Magritte paint an apple over a man’s face in a gloomy setup? Take a look at ‘The Son of Man’ and know more about it.

In his iconic painting The Son of Man, the apple floats before the figure’s face, transforming what would typically be a straightforward representation of a man into a complex symbol of anonymity and obscured identity.

2019年10月10日 · In 1970, Rockwell used Magritte’s apple technique in his painting Mr. Apple, but the subject’s head is replaced, rather than obscured, by a giant red apple. Magritte’s apple motif also inspired Paul McCartney to name his label Apple Records, which subsequently inspired Steve Jobs to name his company Apple Computers.

One of his most famous works is The Son of Man. In The Son of Man, we see a man in a suit and bowler hat, but there’s something unusual: an apple is floating right in front of his face, hiding it. Even though we can see his eyes peeking over the apple, we can’t fully see who he is.

The painting consists of a man in a suit and a bowler hat standing in front of a small wall, beyond which is the sea and a cloudy sky. The man's face is largely obscured by a hovering green apple . The name "Son of Man" is believed to have derived from the Abrahamic creation story.