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René Magritte (1898–1967) was a Belgian painter, illustrator, draftsperson, and photographer. Born in Lessines, he was educated at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels and died of pancreatic cancer in Schaerbeek. His field of work was painting, and he wrote in French. He also spoke Hungarian.
Notable works include *The Treachery of Images*, *The Mysteries of the Horizon*, *Golconda*, and *The lovers*. His works are held in collections such as the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1898
- Died
- 1967
- Works
- 101
Top works
- Reneh Magriṭ, 1898-1967
- Ego
- René Magritte, 135 Rue Esseghem, Jette-Bruxelles
- Les nécessites de la vie et les conséquences des rêves
- Magritte; le sens propre
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Film & TV
Acting · Lessines, Belgium
Known for
- Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat — Self (archive footage)2024
- Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain — Self (archive footage)2022
- Un Week-end avec Monsieur Magritte : Tome 1, Samedi — Himself1997
- Monsieur René Magritte — Self (archive footage)1978
- Magritte: The False Mirror1970
- Magritte or the Object Lesson — Self - Painter (uncredited)1960
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Belgium
- Active from
- 1898
- Active to
- 1967
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 589
- Total plays
- 1,297
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Radiotherapy plus Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide for Glioblastoma
· 2005 · cited 18,736x
- Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis
· 2018 · cited 11,570x
- The Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications
· 2009 · cited 10,414x
- Gene expression profiling predicts clinical outcome of breast cancer
· 2002 · cited 7,507x
- Effects of radiotherapy with concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide versus radiotherapy alone on survival in glioblastoma in a randomised phase III study: 5-year analysis of the EORTC-NCIC trial
· 2009 · cited 6,602x
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Official website
Magritte Foundation – This is the official René Magritte website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ghislain
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Lessines
- Place of death
- Schaerbeek
- Spouse
- Q2579840
- Occupation
- visual artist
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels
- Political party
- Communist Party of Belgium
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Native language
- French
- Notable work
- The Empire of Lights
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- still life
- Official website
- www.magritte.be/en
- Image
- René Magritte in 1961.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- Commons category
- René Magritte
- date of death
- 1967-08-15
- topic's main category
- Category:René Magritte
- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- Commons Creator page
- René Magritte
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- René Magritte
- has works in the collection
- Memoria Chilena
- writing language
- French
- ethnic group
- Walloon people
- start of work period
- 1915-00-00
- end of work period
- 1967-01-01
- pseudonym
- Emair
- date of birth
- 1898-11-21
- significant place
- La Fleur en Papier Doré - Het Goudblommeke in Papier
- influenced by
- André Breton
- birth name
- René François Ghislain Magritte
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Encyclopedic overview
René François Ghislain Magritte ( French: [ʁəne fʁɑ̃swa ɡilɛ̃ maɡʁit]; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and boundaries of reality and representation. His imagery has influenced pop art, minimalist art, and conceptual art.
Early life
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