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René (et Georgette) Magritte, 1920 • (1898 – 1967)

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• René (et

Georgette) Magritte,

1920

• (1898 – 1967)

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• 1898 René François-Ghislain Magritte is born in Lessines, Hainaut (Belgium).

• 1912 • The body of Magritte's mother is fished out of

the water. She threw herself into the river Sambre. The family leaves for Charleroi.

• 1913 • Meets his future wife, Georgette Berger. René

et Georgette Magritte, 1920

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• 1914 • Enrols as pupil at the Academy of Fine Arts in

Brussels.

• 1918 • The Magritte family moves to Brussels.

• 1921 • Military service.

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1922

June 28. Marries Georgette Berger.

• Works as graphic artist.

• He mainly draws motifs for wall-paper.

• He is deeply affected by "Song of love" by Giorgio de Chirico.

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• Love song

• Giorgio de chirico

• 1914

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• 1923

• Sells his first painting, a portrait of the singer Evelyne Brélia.

• 1926

• Paints his first surrealist work, "Le Jockey Perdu", and produces various advertising drawings.

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• 1927 • First exhibition in Brussels. Magritte exhibits 61 of his

works at the gallery Le Centaure, Brussels. René and Georgette move near Paris.

• They make friends with – Miró, – Eluard, – Breton and – Arp.

• 1929 • In Cadaquès, Spain, the Magritte family stays at the Dali's in the

company of Paul and Gala Eluard. Magritte contributes to the final issue of the "Révolution Surréaliste".

• He paints the first version (in french) of his famous work: "The treachery of Images".

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• 1948 • Exhibition in the Galerie du Faubourg, in Paris.

Magritte shows his new style, the public is startled. Magritte has to give up this new way of painting. 

• 1952 • Magritte becomes the director of a new publication:

"La carte d'après nature".

• 1953 • Murals for the casino at Knokke-le-Zoute.

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• 1960 • Visit to André Breton

in Paris. Meeting with Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst and Man.

• 1965 • Stay in Ischia in Italy.

Magritte's health declines. Visit to Rome. Departs for New York and the Museum of Modern Art where there is a retrospective of his work.

Visit to André Breton in Paris.

Meeting with Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst and Man Ray

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• 1967

• Exhibition in the Galerie Iolas in Paris. Holiday in Italy. Retrospective in Rotterdam.

• 15 August 1967, René Magritte dies.– (Magritte made about 1300 paintings).

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The Annunciation  1930L'Annonciation

Oil on canvassupport: 1137 x 1459 mm frame: 1270 x 1586 x 70 mmpainting

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MAGRITTE, RenéLa clef des champs, 1936Oil on canvas80 x 60 cm

THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA MUSEUM

MADRID

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Fotografía de una pared en la casa del artista

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La grande famille

1963

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EL HIJO DEL HOMBRE

1964

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MAGRITTE, Rene(1898-1967)Le Therapeute1967BronzeH. 160 cm.

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EL IMPERIO DE LAS LUCES

1954

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EL ASESINO AMENAZADO 1926

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Perspectiva: Madame Recamier

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J L David 1800

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L'aimable vérité

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GOLCONDE 1953

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MAGRITTE, René(1898-1967)Le Chemin du Ciel1957Oil on Canvas50 cm x 60 cm

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LA CONDICION HUMANA

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LA CONDICION HUMANA

1935

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EL ARTE DE VIVIR

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TIEMPO TRANSPUESTO

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EL CICLO DE LA LUZ

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MAGIA NEGRA

1933-34

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EL DESCUBRIMIENTO DEL FUEGO

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LA VOZ DEL ESPACIO

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CLARIVIDENCIA

1936

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Reino encantado (1953), fresco de Magritte en el casino de Knokke-le-Zoute. Esta obra representa una suerte de enciclopedia o totalidad visual que incluye los principales motivos icónicos de la pictórica del genio surrealista.

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• 1937 • Magritte paints large canvasses for Edward James in

London. He gives a speech at the London Gallery.

• 1940 • Magritte and his wife move to the south of France in

Carcassonne.

• 1943 • Magritte tries out a new style of painting. This is his

"Renoir" or "Solar" style which he continues until 1947 together with his customary style.

• 1947 • First monograph on the artist by Louis Scutenaire.

Beginning of the "cow period".

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• 1.  After the water, the clouds, 1926   • 2.  Birth of the idol, The, 1926   • 3.  Clumsy dancer, The, 1926   • 4.  Difficult crossing, The, 1926   • 5.  Garment of adventure, The, 1926   • 6.  Lost jockey, The, 1926   • 7.  Midnight marriage, The, 1926   • 8.  Musings of a solitary walker, The, 1926   • 9.  Portrait of Georgette, 1926   • 10.  Sensational news, 1926

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• 1.  Clairvoyance, 1936   • 2.  Dangerous connections, 1936   • 3.  Forbidden literature, 1936   • 4.  God is not saint, 1936   • 5.  Healer, The, 1936   • 6.  In praise of the dialectic, 1936   • 7.  Philosopher's lamp, 1936   • 8.  Portrait of Georgette, 1936   • 9.  Spiritual exercises, 1936   • 10.  Youth illustrated, 1936  

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• 1.  Age of pleasure, The, 1946  

• 2.  Soir d'orage, 1946  

• 3.  Sunrise, 1946  

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• 1.  Cultivation of ideas, The, 1956  

• 2.  Pandora's box, 1956  

• 3.  Sixteenth of September, The, 1956  

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• 1.  Decalcomania, 1966   • 2.  Devil's smile, The, 1966   • 3.  Endearing truth, The, 1966   • 4.  Gold ring, The, 1966   • 5.  Happy donor, The, 1966   • 6.  High society, 1966   • 7.  Horrendous stopper, The, 1966   • 8.  Idea, The, 1966   • 9.  Pilgrim, The, 1966   • 10.  Shades, The, 1966