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MasterpiecesofReneMagritte
TheLoversI,1928
TheLoversII,1928
AttemptingtheImpossible,1928
TheFalseMirror,1928
TheTreacheryofImages,1929
TheAnnunciation,1930
TheHumanCondition,1933
ElectiveAffinities,1933
TheRedModel,1934
TheCollectiveInvention,1934
LaClairvoyance,1936
NottoBeReproduced,1937
OntheThresholdofLiberty,1937
TimeTransfixed,1938
TheDomainOfArnheim1938
Homesickness,1940
Rape,1945
BlackMagic,1945
TheSonofMan,1946
EmpireofLight,1950
TheListeningRoom,1952
PersonalValues,1952
Seducer,1953
Golconda,1953
TheWondersofNature,1953
TheMysteriesoftheHorizon,1955
ReadyMadeBouquet,1956
TheLostJockey
TheCastleofthePyrenees,1959
TheTomboftheWrestlers,1960
TheLargeFamily,1963
ManinaBowlerHat,1964
LeBlancSeing,1965
ThePilgrim,1966
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ReneMagrittewasaninternationallyacclaimedsurrealistartistofalltime,yetitwasnotuntilhis50s,whenhe
wasfinallyabletoreachsomeformoffameandrecognitionforhiswork.ReneMagrittedescribedhispaintings
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saying,"Mypaintingisvisibleimageswhichconcealnothingtheyevokemysteryand,indeed,whenonesees
oneofmypictures,oneasksoneselfthissimplequestion,'Whatdoesthatmean?'Itdoesnotmeananything,
becausemysterymeansnothing,itisunknowable."

ReneMagrittewasbornin1898,toawealthymanufacturerfather.In1912,hismomwasfounddrownedinthe
RiverSambre.Shehadcommittedsuicide,andthefamilywaspubliclyhumiliatedbecauseofit.From1916to
1918,RenedecidedtostudyattheAcademiedesBeauxArt,whichwaslocatedinBrussels.Helefttheschool,
becausehethoughtthatitwasawasteoftime.Allhispaintingsafterwardreflectcubism,themovementswhich
wasintroducedbyPabloPicassandwasverypopularat 2/6
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wasintroducedbyPabloPicassandwasverypopularat
thetime.In1922hemarriedGeorgette,andtooka
numberofsmalljobs,includingpaintingcabbageroses
forawallpapercompany,inordertobeabletopaythe
bills.
Duringtheearlyperiodofhiscareer,shortlyfollowing
hismarriage,ReneMagrittewouldspendthefreetime
thathehad,creatingartformsandworkedonanumberof
piecesitwasduringthistimeperiodthatherealized
surrealismwastheartformwhichhemostenjoyed.The
ThreatenedAssassinwasoneofhisearliestpiecesin
1926,whichshowcasedthesurrealiststylewhichhehad
beenworkingonTheLostJockeywasanotherpiecethat
heintroducedin1925,whichalsoshowcasedthisart
form.Overthecourseofhiscareer,heproduceda
numberofvariantsonthispiece,andchangedtheformat
torecreatewhattheviewerwasexperiencing.
In1927,ReneMagrittehadhisfirstonemanshow,which
tookplaceattheGalerielaCentaurieinBrussels.During
thisperiodofhislife,hewasproducingnearlyonepiece
ofartworkeachday,whichmadeforanextensive
showing,andavarietyofuniquestylesforvisitorsofthe
exhibittosee.Butcriticsheapedabuseontheexhibition.
Depressedbythefailure,hemovedtoPariswherehe
becamefriendswithartistAndreBreton,thefounderof
Surrealism.In1924,AndreBretonpublishedhisfamous
bookTheSurrealistManifesto,inwhichhebased
Surrealisttheoryonasimplisticunderstandingofthe
psychoanalysisworkofSigmundFreud,inparticularhis
InterpretationsofDreams.From1927,through1930,
ReneMagrittebecameactivelyinvolvedinthesurrealist
group,andmuchoftheworksduringthistimeperiod
weredescribedascavernous,withmanyofhispaintings
showcasingbizarrescenes,withahintoferoticism.
ToMagritte,whatisconcealedismoreimportantthanwhatisopentoview:thiswastruebothofhisownfears
andofhismannerofdepictingthemysterious.Ifhewrappedabodyinlinen,ifhespreadcurtainsorwall
hangings,ifheconcealedheadsunderhoods,thenitwasnotsomuchtohideastoachieveaneffectof
alienation.Heemployedthistechniqueataveryearlystage,forexample,TheInventionofLife,TheLover,and
TheCentralStory,thesearecertainlyhismajorworks.
Everythingweseehidesanotherthing,wealwayswanttoseewhatishiddenbywhatwesee.
ReneMagritte
DuringtheGermanoccupationofBelgiuminWorldWarII,MagritteremainedinBrussels,whichledtoa
breakwithfellowartistAndreBreton.AfterthefalloutwithBreton,ReneMagrittebrieflyadoptedacolorful,
painterlystylein194344,aninterludeknownashis"RenoirPeriod",asareactiontohisfeelingsofalienation
andabandonmentthatcamewithlivinginGermanoccupiedBelgium.Duringthistime,Magrittesupported
himselfthroughtheproductionoffakepaintingofVanGogh,Picasso,andPaulCezannethisventurewaslater
takenoverbyhisbrotherPaulMagritte.
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ReneMagrittestayedinBrusselsfortheremainderofhislife.Duringthemajorityofhiscareer,hiswork
followedasurrealiststyle,andheveryrarely,ifever,strayedawayfromthisform.Muchoftheworkhecreated
depictedsimilarscenes,andrecurringthemes.Someofhisfavoriteswerefloatingrocks,orcreatingapainting
withinapainting,andhealsousedmanyinanimateobjects,withinahumanfigure,creatingthedistinctstyles
whichotherartistsdidnot.
Duringthecourseofhiscareer,ReneMagrittewouldalsousefamouspaintings,whichwerecreatedbyother
artists,toputhisownsurrealisttwistonit.Oneoftheworkshedid,wasrecreateTheBalcony(apieceafterthe
masterpiceofthesamename,byEdouardManet),andinthispiecehereplacedthefiguresthatwereinthe
image,withcoffins.This,wasonewayforMagrittetoshowcasehisstyle,andtocreateauniquedesign,forcing
viewersofhispieces,tolookoutsideofthenorm,andfocusonthedistinctivefeatureswhichwerenot
originallypresent.
Alongthesimilarlines,andwithafocusonthesurrealiststylewhichhestayedtrueto,duringhiscareer,Rene
Magrittebegantoworkonsculpturesatalaterpartofhiscareeraswell.Hehadaplayfulandprovocativesense
ofhumor,whichworkedintomanyofthepieceswhichhecreated,andwhichbecamesomeofhismostwell
knownpiecesthroughoutthecourseofhiscareer.Onesuchexampleofthisistheseriesofpipepaintingswhich
hecreated.Thefascinationhehadwithaparadoxicalworld,isclearlyseenwhenyouviewtheentireseriesasa
wholepiece,ratherthanviewingtheimagesontheirown.
AlthoughinrecentyearsmanyoftheworkscreatedbyReneMagrittehavebeenonexhibit,duringthecourse
ofhiscareerhealsohadcertainfeaturesexhibitedinBrussels,aswellasaroundtheworld.In1936,oneexhibit
washeldinNewYorkCity,andfollowingthis,tworetrospectiveexhibitswerealsoheld.Onewasin1965,at
theMuseumofModernArt,andasecondwasheldin1992,attheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.
Ifthedreamisatranslationofwakinglife,wakinglifeisalsoatranslationofthedream.
ReneMagritte
Notonlywereanumberofartistsintriguedby,andinfluencedbytheworkReneMagrittecreated,butpopular
culture,andtheartworldingeneral,wereextremelyinfluencedbyhiscreative,anduniqueabilitytotake
somethingsoordinary,yetmakeviewersofhispiecesseesomethingcompletelydifferent.Hisabilitytopresent
figuresinasuggestive,yetquestioningmanner,madehisworkextremelydesirable,especiallyduringthe
1960s.Infact,muchofhisworkhasbeenplagiarizedandusedinbooks,printads,andothermanners,dueto
thedistinctstyle,andtheinabilityofartiststocreateinasimilarmanner.
Althoughhediedin1967,ofpancreaticcancer,muchoftheworkofReneMagritteisstillondisplaytoday,in
hishometown,andaroundtheworld.Notonlydidheintroduceanewstyle,hewasaleaderinthesurrealist
style.And,hebroughtanentirelynewwayoflookingatart,withthepaintings,aswellassomeofthe
sculptureswhichhecreated,duringthecourseofhiscareer.

MasterpiecesofReneMagritte

The Son of Man, 1946

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Empire of Light, 1950

The Lovers II, 1928

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