Rene Magritte was a surrealist artist known for works that challenged perceptions of reality. Some of his most famous paintings include This is Not a Pipe from 1948 which depicts a pipe with the words "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" written below it, The False Mirror from 1928 which shows a mirror image that does not match what would be seen in the mirror, and Golconda from 1953 which depicts men falling from the sky with their heads covered.