The cultivation of Ideas 1927

"The Cultivation of Ideas" (1927) by René Magritte is a Surrealist oil painting that depicts two trees with dark trunks growing out of a pale, rectangular platform. The background is a landscape of muted green and brown tones, with abstract, undulating shapes and a hint of a golden sky. Magritte's signature use of unexpected juxtapositions and dreamlike imagery challenges viewers' perceptions of reality and the nature of thought.