Artist: Rene Magritte (1898 - 1967)
Nationality: Belgian
Movement: Surrealism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Born as René Francois Ghislain Magritte in Lessines, Belgium, he studied at the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels from 1916 to 1918. His initial work was in the commercial field, designing graphics for fashion magazines and wallpaper. Moved by the work of Giorgio de Chirico, Magritte founded to Belgian Surrealist group in 1924. He devoted himself to the study of surrealism while living in Paris from 1927 to 1930. It was during this period that Magritte created the bizarre, eccentric paintings for which he

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Artist: René Magritte Title: Le 16 Septembre Date: about 1955 Medium: gouache Dimensions: H.14 x
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Artist: René Magritte Title: Lola de Valence Date: 20th century Medium: gouache on white wove
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Artist: René Magritte Title: Euclidean Promenades Date: 1955 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: H.64-1/8 x
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Artist: René Magritte Title: Les Bijoux Indiscrets Date: 1963 Medium: color lithograph on mourlor paper
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Rene Magritte - The Eye 1932/35 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago Belgian
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Rene Magritte - The Lovers 1928 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art Belgian
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Rene Magritte - Untitled c. 1963 ink Arkansas Arts Center Belgian
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Rene Magritte - The Portrait 1935 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art Belgian
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Rene Magritte - The Promenades of Euclid 1955 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts Belgian
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Rene Magritte - The Palace of Curtains, III 1928-29 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art Belgian
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Rene Magritte - Memory of a Voyage 1955 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art Belgian
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Rene Magritte - The Secret Life 1928 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art Belgian
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Rene Magritte - La condition humaine 1933 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Belgian
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Rene Magritte - The False Mirror 1928 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art Belgian
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Rene Magritte - The Menaced Assassin 1927 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art Belgian
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Rene Magritte - World Tour 1945 oil on board Cleveland Museum of Art Belgian
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Rene Magritte - La Tempete (The Tempest) c. 1944 oil on canvas Portland Museum of Art Belgian
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Rene Magritte - Time Transfixed 1938 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago Belgian
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RenÈ Magritte Untitled Poster for Magritte Exhibition, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, 1966 Color lithograph 1966
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Edgar Degas - Rene de Gas 1855 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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RenÈ Magritte Les Bijoux Indiscrets Color lithograph 1963
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Rene Magritte - Rose et Poire. Les Moyens d'Existence, Rose and Pear. The Means of Existence 1967 etching Hofstra Museum Belgian
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Robert Malone Luncheon with Magritte color relief 1972
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Edgar Degas - Madame Rene de Gas 1872-1873 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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Rene Magritte - Le Couer Devoile, Portrait de Tita Thirifays (The Heart Revealed, Portrait of Tita Thirifays) 1936 oil on canvas Portland Museum of Art Belgian
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The Liberator, René Magritte (Belgium, Hainaut, 1898 - 1967) , 1947, Oil on canvas
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Sheet of Studies, René Magritte (Belgium, Hainaut, 1898 - 1967) , circa 1950s, Pencil and ink
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Rene Boyvin The Nymph of Fountainebleau engraving 19th century
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Marie Auguste Emile Rene MÈnard Automne Color lithograph 1897
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La Trahison des images (Ceci n’est pas une pipe), René Magritte (Belgium, Hainaut, 1898 - 1967) , 1929, Oil on canvas
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Untitled (René Magritte), Ray Johnson (1927 - 1995)  (Artist), 1971, Collage with photo on cardboard panel
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René Magritte and his easel, double image, Duane Michals (United States, Pennsylvania, born 1932) , 1965, Gelatin-silver print
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René Magritte in bowler hat, multiple exposure, Duane Michals (United States, Pennsylvania, born 1932) , 1965, Gelatin-silver print
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René and Georgette Magritte, multiple exposure, Duane Michals (United States, Pennsylvania, born 1932) , 1965, Gelatin-silver print
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Phallic Roses, René Magritte (Belgium, Hainaut, 1898 - 1967) , circa 1940-1944, Pencil on thin, buff drawing paper
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A Rose and a Tower, René Magritte (Belgium, Hainaut, 1898 - 1967) , circa 1940-1944, Pencil on thin, buff drawing paper
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Flower with Head, René Magritte (Belgium, Hainaut, 1898 - 1967) , circa 1940-1944, Pencil on thin, buff drawing paper
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Head with Flower, René Magritte (Belgium, Hainaut, 1898 - 1967) , circa 1940-1944, Pencil on thin, buff drawing paper
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Theodor De Bry - Meeting between Rene de Laudonniere and the Timucuan Chief Athore 1591 engraving The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens Flemish
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Rene Lalique Pair of Rummers glass circa 1900
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Nude painting, interior Magritte home, Duane Michals (United States, Pennsylvania, born 1932) , 1965, Gelatin-silver print
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Rene Lalique Decanter with lid glass 19th - 20th century
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Rene Lalique Owl figurine crystal 19th - 20th century
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Rene Lalique Vase glass 19th - 20th century
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Rene Lalique One of a pair of wine glasses glass circa 1900
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Rene Lalique Pheasant figurine crystal 19th - 20th century
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Rene Lalique Vase etched glass 19th - 20th century
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Rene Lalique Cockatoo figurine crystal 19th - 20th century
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Rene Lalique Sherbet glass crystal 19th - 20th century
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Rene Lalique Pair of wine glasses glass circa 1900
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Rene Lalique Pair of wine glasses glass circa 1900
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Rene Lalique Sparrow figurine glass 19th - 20th century
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Rene Lalique Rooster figurine glass 19th - 20th century
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Rene Lalique Bird figurine crystal 19th - 20th century
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Rene Lochon Portrait of a man 17th century
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Max Unold In Memoriam Rene Beeh wood cut 1922
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Rene Lalique Perfume bottle with stopper glass 19th - 20th century
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Rene Beeh Lowe (lion) Lithograph circa 1920
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Erik Desmazieres L'Atelier Rene Taze (III) Etching 1981
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Rene Lalique Sparrow candy dish glass 19th - 20th century

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