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René Magritte (1898-1967)




1. René Magritte et Paul Colinet : '48 heures'

2. René Magritte : 'Le surréalisme et les questions'

3. Louis Scutenaire : 'Magritte'

[from The Avant-garde in Belgium (1917-1978)]


René François Ghislain 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 fell under the umbrella of surrealism. His work challenges observers' preconditioned perceptions of reality.