(after) René Magritte
Belgian, 1898-1967
Rene Magritte was born in Lessines, in 1898.
Magritte's earliest oil paintings, which date from about 1915, were Impressionistic in style. From 1916 to 1918 he studied at the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, under Constant Montald, but found the instruction uninspiring. The oil paintings he produced during the years 1918-1924 were influenced by Futurism and by the offshoot of Cubism practiced by Metzinger. Most of his works of this period are female nudes.
In 1922 Magritte married Georgette Berger, whom he had met as a child in 1913. From December 1920 until September 1921, Magritte served in the Belgian infantry in the Flemish town of Beverlo near Leopoldsburg. In 1922-1923, he worked as a draughtsman in a wallpaper factory, and was a poster and advertisement designer until 1926, when a contract with Galerie la Centaure in Brussels made it possible for him to paint full-time. In 1926, Magritte produced his first surreal oil painting, The Lost Jockey (Le jockey perdu), and held his first exhibition in Brussels in 1927. Critics heaped abuse on the exhibition. Depressed by the failure, he moved to Paris where he became friends with Andre Breton, and became involved in the surrealist group.
During the German occupation of Belgium in World War II he remained in Brussels, which led to a break with Breton. He briefly adopted a colorful, painterly style in 1943-44, an interlude known as his "Renoir Period", as a reaction to his feelings of alienation and abandonment that came with living in German occupied Belgium. In 1946, renouncing the violence and pessimism of his earlier work, he joined several other Belgian artists in signing the manifesto Surrealism in Full Sunlight. During 1947-48-Magritte's "Vache Period"-he painted in a provocative and crude Fauve style. During this time, Magritte supported himself through the production of fake painting of Picasso, van Gogh, Manet and Paul Cezanne - a fraudulent repertoire he was later to expand into the printing of forged banknotes during the lean postwar period. This venture was undertaken alongside his brother Paul Magritte and fellow Surrealist and 'surrogate son' Marcel Marien, to whom had fallen the task of selling the forgeries. At the end of 1948, he returned to the style and themes of his prewar surrealistic art.
Magritte wished to cultivate an approach that avoided the stylistic distractions of most modern painting. While French Surrealists experimented with new techniques, Magritte settled on a deadpan, illustrative technique that clearly articulated the content of his pictures. Repetition was an important strategy for Magritte, informing not only his handling of motifs within individual pictures, but also encouraging him to produce multiple copies of some of his greatest works. His interest in the idea may have come in part from Freudian psychoanalysis, for which repetition is a sign of trauma. But his work in commercial art may have also played a role in prompting him to question the conventional modernist belief in the unique, original work of art.(Biography provided by Artetrama)
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René Magritte - LA VALSE HESITATION, 1950 (THE HESITATION WALTZ)
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René Magritte - LA VALSE HESITATION. Limited Surrealism French Contemporary
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Located in Madrid, Madrid
René Magritte - LA VALSE HESITATION, 1950 (THE HESITATION WALTZ)
Date of creation: 2010
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Edition number: 131/275
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René Magritte - LE SEIZE SEPTEMBRE - Limited Surrealism French Contemporary
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René Magritte - LE SEIZE SEPTEMBRE, 1956 (THE SIXTEENTH OF SEPTEMBER)
Date of creation: 2010
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René Magritte - LE CHEF D'OEUVRE OU... Limited Surrealism French Contemporary
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René Magritte - LE BEAU MONDE- Limited Lithograph Surrealism French Contemporary
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René Magritte - LE BEAU MONDE, 1962 (THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD)
Date of creation: 2010
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René Magritte - DÉCALCOMANIE, 1966 Limited ed. Lithograph. Surrealism French
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René Magritte - DÉCALCOMANIE, 1966 (DECALCOMANIA)
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René Magritte - LE DOMAINE D'ARNHEIM Limited Surrealism French Contemporary
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René Magritte - LE DOMAINE D'ARNHEIM, 1962 (THE DOMAIN OF ARNHEIM)
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René Magritte - LES AMANTS Limited Surrealism French Art Contemporary
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René Magritte - LES AMANTS, 1928 (THE LOVERS)
Date of creation: 2010
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Edition number: 143/275
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- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024You can see Magritte paintings in many locations. The Magritte Museum in Brussels, Belgium, has the largest collection, with more than 200 paintings and prints on display. Other museums that have Magritte pieces in their collections include the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, New York; the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois; the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, California; the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome, Italy; and the Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany. On 1stDibs, find a selection of René Magritte art from some of the world's top dealers and galleries.
- Why is René Magritte important?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024René Magritte is important for several reasons. His works that played with the viewer's perspective helped define Surrealism. A diverse roster of artists, including Norman Rockwell and John Baldessari, credited him as a source of inspiration. His motifs and symbols also left a lasting impression on broader popular culture.
Magritte's apples inspired the name of The Beatles's record label, and the eye featured in his painting The False Mirror inspired the logo of the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). There is even a reference to Magritte's The Lovers II in Beyoncé's music video for the song “MINE.”
Find a range of René Magritte art on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024René Magritte used a variety of techniques to produce his paintings. The Belgian artist played with perspective to evoke a response in the viewer. An example of this can be seen in his work, The Human Condition, where the canvas takes on the form of a window. He also used contrasts in size and value to give his pieces a dream-like quality. During his Renoir period, Magritte favored brighter, more vibrant colors and produced oil paintings and gouaches that were overrun with light and the type of brushstrokes that are usually associated with Impressionist art. Shop a collection of René Magritte art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024René Magritte painted more than 370 paintings over the course of his life. His earliest oil paintings date from about 1915, and his last painting was Le dernier cri (The Last Word), which he completed in 1967. Some of the artist's most famous works include The Son of Man, The Treachery of Images, The Lovers, The False Mirror and Golconda. On 1stDibs, find a diverse assortment of fine art.
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