ARTIST

René Magritte

1898–1967 · Belgium

René Magritte was a Belgian surrealist master who painted familiar objects in dreamlike, often unsettling, unexpected contexts.

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René François Ghislain Magritte 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. His imagery has influenced pop art, minimalist art, and conceptual art.

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NOTABLE WORKS
Vase 1919 · Art Institute of Chicago The Treachery of Images 1929 · Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Eye 1932 · Art Institute of Chicago The Human Condition 1935 · Norwich Castle On the Threshold of Liberty 1937 · Art Institute of Chicago La durée poignardée (Time Transfixed) 1938 · Art Institute of Chicago
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