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    Rene Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist born in 1898 in Lessines, Belgium. He began painting at age 14 and served in the military in 1921 before marrying Georgette in 1922. Magritte was influenced by the suicide of his mother when he was young and the works of artists like Jean Metzinger and Fernand Leger. He experimented with styles like Futurism and Cubism before finding success with Surrealism in 1925. Some of Magritte's most famous works include The Son of Man, Golconda, and The Menaced Assassin. He painted over 1,300 pieces in his career and was known for incorporating men in bowler hats, words, and strangely realistic

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    Rene Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist born in 1898 in Lessines, Belgium. He began painting at age 14 and served in the military in 1921 before marrying Georgette in 1922. Magritte was influenced by the suicide of his mother when he was young and the works of artists like Jean Metzinger and Fernand Leger. He experimented with styles like Futurism and Cubism before finding success with Surrealism in 1925. Some of Magritte's most famous works include The Son of Man, Golconda, and The Menaced Assassin. He painted over 1,300 pieces in his career and was known for incorporating men in bowler hats, words, and strangely realistic

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    Rene Magritte

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    Rene Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist born in 1898 in Lessines, Belgium. He began painting at age 14 and served in the military in 1921 before marrying Georgette in 1922. Magritte was influenced by the suicide of his mother when he was young and the works of artists like Jean Metzinger and Fernand Leger. He experimented with styles like Futurism and Cubism before finding success with Surrealism in 1925. Some of Magritte's most famous works include The Son of Man, Golconda, and The Menaced Assassin. He painted over 1,300 pieces in his career and was known for incorporating men in bowler hats, words, and strangely realistic

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    Rene Francois Ghislain Magritte Born 1898

    Born in Lessines, Belgium Eldest of three boys. Paul and Raymond Began painting at the age of 14 Used Oil on Canvas Served in the Military in 1921 Married Georgette in 1922 1915-1925 attended the Fine Arts Academy of Brussels Paul, Raymond, & Magritte 1956-Awarded the Guggenheim Prize for Belgium His friends made up the titles of the Paintings Estimated the Magritte painted around 1,300 pieces.

    Wife Georgette Berger The Belgian Surrealist group 1934

    inspirations for his art: His encounter with an artist in a cemetery as a young child. Jean Metzinger and Fernand Leger influenced much of Magritte's early artwork.

    Rene Magritte's mother s suicide in 1912 was also a inspiration on his paintings.

    Magritte started out as a Futurism and Cubism artist. He made two attempts to change his art style and eventually became a Surrealist in 1925 after he saw Giorgio de Chirico s work.

    Magritte's mother committed suicide by drowning herself in a river. Rene was there when they found her body. Her nightgown was wrapped around her face, which influences these paintings.

    The Heart of the Matter

    The Lovers

    The Son of Man

    Golconda

    Presence of Mind 1960

    The Menaced Assassin 1926

    Characteristics: Men in Bowler Hats Both words and Paintings Marvelously Strange and unthinkable reality Uses a lot of calm colors. Scenes with mirrors or nude women.

    The Voice of the Winds

    Intermission The Treachery of Images The Red Model

    La Thrapeute The Great War

    The Large Family 1963

    I chose Rene Magritte as my artist because I love the way all of his paintings are strange. Their mysterious and secretive meaning behind each piece gives you a chance to come up with your own imaginative story.

    Died in 1967 of Pancreatic Cancer

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