René Magritte

René Magritte (1898 - 1967)

Born René François Ghislain Magritte on November 21, 1898, in Lessines, Belgium

Known for painting ordinary objects in unexpected places, his work is considered to be witty

Served in the Belgium infantry and was a draftsman for a wallpaper company before painting

The logo for Apple Corps, The Beatles record company, was inspired by Le Jeu de Mourre, 1966

René Magritte is a famous Surrealist painter. There is a great interview about Magritte with a MoMA curator from 2013 on CBS Sunday Morning.

What do you notice? ✏️ What do you wonder? ✏️ What do you like or dislike?

René Magritte

1898 – 1967Photograph by Steve Schapiro, 1965
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The Son of Man

1964, oil on canvasPrivate Collection