René Magritte

(21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967)

was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images that fall under the umbrella of surrealism. His work is known for challenging observers’ preconditioned perceptions of reality.

René Magritte | La Trahison des images (Ceci n’est pas une pipe) 1929

Oil on canvas 64.45 x 93.98 cm – Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

René Magritte (sitting with dog) and his Brothers Raymond and Paul ca. 1910

René Magritte and his wife Georgette Berger ca. 1922

René Magritte | The Lovers 1928

Oil on canvas 54 x 73.4 cm – Museum of Modern Art, New York

René Magritte kissing his wife Georgette Berger 1929

“Painted” Paintings

René Magritte with his painting – Paris 1928

René Magritte | An Attempt at the Impossible 1928

René Magritte | Self Portrait in front of ‘Le masque vide at le perreux sur marne’ 1928

René Magritte | The Empty Mask 1928

Oil on canvas 81,2 x 116,2 cm – National Museum of Wales UK

René Magritte | Self Portrait in his studio ca. 1933

René Magritte | The Human Condition 1933

Oil on canvas 100 x 81 cm – National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

René Magritte | The Human Condition 1935

Oil on canvas 100 x 81 cm – Simon Spierer Collection, Geneva, Switzerland

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René Magritte paints ‘La Clarivoyance’ 1936

Photo by Jacqueline Nonkels

René Magritte |La Clarivoyance (La Clarividencia / The Clairvoyance) 1936

Private Collection

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The Man in Hat

Rene Russo with ‘The Son of Man painting’ of René Magritte in Film ‘Thomas Crown Affaire’ 1999

 

René Magritte –  with his picture, The Great War 1966

Photo by Bill Brandt

René Magritte | The Man in the Bowler Hat (L’Homme au Chapeau Melon) 1964

René Magritte at work in his living room 1964

René Magritte | Golconda 1953
Oil on canvas 81 cm × 100 cm – The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas

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René Magritte and his painting Golconda

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René Magritte | The Dominion of Light 1953-1954

Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice

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Latest Photos

René Magritte at a rodeo in Symington, Texas December 1965

René Magritte and his dog 1966

René Magritte and his wife Georgette with their dog in Brussels 1967
Photo by Lothar Wolleh

René Magritte walking dog 1967

Photo by Michael Cooper

René Magritte on couch
Photo by Duane Michals