Philip Curtis

Okay, speaking of Magritte, here is another surrealist painter - from the US this time - Philip Curtis. He was born in Michigan but spent most of his life in Arizona. There is a collection of his work at the Phoenix Art Museum. His most famous painting is probably "The Gift Bearers," shown above. Again, he had the ability to take very unreal situations and paint them in a realistic way so you could almost believe they are really happening. This is probably why Curtis' and Magritte's work kind of makes you stare at it for such a long time.