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The landscape stays calm and believable, the light soft and evening-like, so the disruption is felt more than seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title adds a further layer of mystery. There is no table, food or guest in sight, and the viewer is left to wonder what the banquet might be: perhaps the feast of color in the evening sky, perhaps something entirely private to the artist. Magritte preferred titles that open questions rather than answer them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep greens, smoky blues and dusky pink create a rich, harmonious palette, with the bright red disc as a single point of focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA natural fit for gathering spaces\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiven its title and warm evening tones, this horizontal print is especially suited to a dining room. 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