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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