| Style | Surrealism |
| Lived | November 21, 1898 - August 15, 1967 ( 20th century ) |
| Nationality | Belgium |
| Biography |
René Magritte Biography |
| Prints |
René Magritte prints and posters |
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| Paintings |
René Magritte loves to mislead the conscience by paradoxes and contrasts. Examples are plentiful: in The Treachery of Images, Magritte displays
a pipe and then tells us in lettering beneath that this is not a pipe. And ofcourse it's true, because it is only a representation of a pipe. Other works include: 'Son of Man', 'Castle in the Pyrenees' and 'The Empire of Lights'.
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| Quote | "If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream."
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| Interesting |
Magritte had one certain period that is completely different from all his other works. In the 1940's, when Germany invaded Belgium, Magritte suffered from a depression and decided to start painting what made him happy. Magritte began, inspired by a work from Renoir, painting in an impressionistic style. In the 1950's when the war was long gone, René Magritte returned to his more familiar style.
Less known is Magritte's work with photo cameras. Magritte rejected general accepted photographic aesthetics and often made, on purpose, "failed" pictures.
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| Links |
Magritte.com - General website of René Magritte.
Magritte.be - The René Magritte Foundation.
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