René Magritte — Le Civilisateur, 1944

Le civilisateur, whose title was conceived by Magritte, is the portrait of Jackie, the second dog named this way, and the third Pomeranian he owned.

René Magritte with his dog Jackie

Far from being a work of chance, a painting made for Georgette (his wife), the dog takes its place in René Magritte’s pictorial research. Painted in June 1944, the work is imbued with colors and the “impressionist” touch of the “full sun” period or…