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René Magritte

From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition  |  Date: 2008

René Magritte , 1898-1967, Belgian surrealist painter. Strongly influenced by Chirico , Magritte developed a style in which a misleading sort of realism is combined with mocking irony. His paintings are dominated by an intense quietude and restraint, despite a startling juxtaposition of images. Characteristic works, such as The Red Model (1935; Modern Mus., Stockholm), contain elaborate fantasies constructed around commonplace situations.

Bibliography: See studies by S. Gablik (1970) and A. M. Hammacher (tr. 1974).



Author not available, MAGRITTE, RENÉ., The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008

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