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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. [1]
Night Life: 1923 oil on canvas 50.1 x 40.2 cm Three Nudes in an Interior: 1923 oil on canvas 59.5 x 55.5 cm Youth: 1924 oil on canvas 50.5 x 41 cm Advertisements for "Norine" 1925 gouache on paper The Bather: 1925 Palais des Beaux-Arts de Charleroi, Charleroi oil on canvas 50 x 100 cm Blue Cinema: 1925 Private collection oil on canvas 65 x 54cm ...
The Empire of Light II (1950), oil on canvas, 79 x 99 cm. Museum of Modern Art, New York. Although Magritte had already completed a few versions by 1953, a retrospective at the 1954 Venice Biennale included a 1954 version (now in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection) that attracted several collectors with expectations of buying the painting.
This was a momentous turning point in the life of Magritte and in the history of much of the world as well, as it marked the beginning of the Second World War. The Palace of Memories may thus date from after the declaration of war, yet before the invasion of Belgium and its subsequent Occupation, which began in May the following year.
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He eventually bought the building at 135, rue Esseghem, which still belonged to the family of Magritte's former landlords. Starting in 1993, he restored the house, and in 1999, celebrating Magritte's 100th anniversary, the museum was open to the public. [4] In 2009, the museum reopened after an extensive restoration. [5]
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