<Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Private collection </Td> </Tr> <P> The Son of Man (French: Le fils de l'homme) is a 1964 painting by the Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte . </P> <P> Magritte painted it as a self - portrait . The painting consists of a man in an overcoat and a bowler hat standing in front of a low 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 . Another subtle feature is that the man's left arm appears to bend backwards at the elbow . </P> <P> About the painting, Magritte said: </P>

Painting with the apple in front of face
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