Answer:
The term Magical Realism was first used in 1925 by a German art critic.
Explanation:
The term magical realism describes fantastical events or imagery in an otherwise realistic background.
The term relates the Post-Romanticism period, where paintings were represented in as much realism as possible. For example, instead of painting an apple in a perfect untouched state, vivid and exaggerated reddish color as occurred in Romanticism period, it would be depicted on a plate half consumed and with evidence of rotting away.
Realism was adopted after the 1848 French Revolution, as a reaction to the unrealistic romanticizing of events. Magical realism is considered as an offshoot of Realism period, in this case, apart from depicting the fantastical subject in a real world setting, the whole picture is made to look as if of normal occurrence.
In 1925, a German art critic, Franz Roh is known have first used this term to describe an art genre that did not suggest the realism movement. This type of art had fancy, dream-like features included in its description.
It reappeared in 1940 by Latin American and Caribbean authors when it became an artistic movement.
