A limited edition etching inspired by the oil painting The Treachery of Images, also known as This Is Not a Pipe. Signed in pencil lower right, R. Magritte. Rene Magritte. Belgian, 1898 to 1967. The etching depicts a pipe, and below it is an easel with a painting, also featuring a pipe, and the inscription in French: This is not a pipe. Numbered 26 of 30 lower left. Additionally numbered on the back. Matted and framed. The Treachery of Images was painted in 1929 and is one of the most famous examples of conceptual art, where the artist plays with the relationship between image, word, and the object itself. Graphic Art Prints and Collectibles.