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Rene Magritte (1898-1967)
René Magritte was a Belgian surrealist painter.
He studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts,
Brussels. His first
one-man
exhibition was in Brussels in 1927. At that time Magritte had already
begun
to paint in the style, closely akin to surrealism, that was predominant
throughout his long career.
A meticulous, skillful technician, he is noted for works that contain
an
extraordinary juxtaposition of ordinary objects or an unusual context
that gives new meaning to familiar things. This juxtaposition is
frequently
termed magic realism, of which Magritte was the prime exponent. In
addition
to fantastic elements, he displayed a mordant wit, creating surrealist
versions of famous paintings, as in Madame Récamier de David
(1949, private collection), in which an elaborate coffin is substituted
for the reclining woman in the famous portrait by Jacques-Louis David.
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L'Empire des lumières, 1954 |
Magie Noire, 1932-33 |
La Tentative de l'impossible, 1928 |
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La Durée Poignardée, 1939 |
La Trahison des Images, 1948 |
Les Valeures Personnelles, 1951 |
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La Clé des Champs, 1936 |
Le Viol, 1934 |
La Reproduction Interdite, 1937 |
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Le Chateau des Pyrénées, 1959 |
Les Amants, 1928 |
The Song of Love |
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