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- René Magritte (born November 21, 1898, Lessines, Belgium—died August 15, 1967, Brussels) was a Belgian artist, one of the most prominent Surrealist painters, whose bizarre flights of fancy blended horror, peril, comedy, and mystery.
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May 24, 2024 · Rene Magritte, Belgian artist, a prominent Surrealist painter, whose bizarre flights of fancy blended horror, peril, comedy, and mystery. His best-known paintings included The Treachery of Images and Time Transfixed.
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René François Ghislain Magritte (French: [ʁəne fʁɑ̃swa ɡilɛ̃ maɡʁit]; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and boundaries of reality and representation.
- The Treachery of Images. The Treachery of Images is a painting produced by Rene Magritte between 1928 and 1929. The Belgian artist was only 30 years old when she completed this painting and this was one of the masterpieces in the field of Surrealism.
- Golconda. Golconda is a painting produced by Rene Magritte in 1953. Louis Scutenaire who was a poet was also a friend of the Belgian artist and helped her with the title of this painting.
- The Lovers. The Lovers is a painting produced by Rene Magritte in 1928. This painting depicts two figures, male and female whose face is covered with a cloth and that they are locked in an embrace.
- The False Mirror. The False Mirror is a painting produced by Rene Magritte in 1928. This painting was completed around World War I and during this time several artists depicted the same subject of the human eye.
René François Ghislain Magritte (French: [ʁəne fʁɑ̃swa ɡilɛ̃ maɡʁit]; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and boundaries of reality and representation.
Surely the most celebrated Belgian artist of the 20 th century, René Magritte has achieved great popular acclaim for his idiosyncratic approach to Surrealism.
- Belgian
- November 21, 1898
- Lessines, Belgium
- August 15, 1967
Apr 2, 2014 · René Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist best known for his witty and thought-provoking images and his use of simple graphics and everyday imagery.
René Magritte is one of the most celebrated figures of the 20th-century Surrealist movement, alongside André Breton and Salvador Dalí. In the 1920s, the Belgium painter joined a group of young artists who wanted to create work that celebrated the subconscious mind and the world of dreams.
