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Summary
René Magritte was born on November 21, 1898[1], in Lessines[2]. He died on August 15, 1967[3], in Schaerbeek[4]. He worked as a painter[5], illustrator[6], draftsperson[7], photographer[8], and printmaker[9]. He ranks in the top 0.36% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,532 views/month, #3,576 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
Place of burial: tomb of Georgette Berger and René Magritte[11]
Educated at: Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts - École supérieure des Arts de la Ville de Bruxelles[23]
Notable work: The Treachery of Images[24], The Mysteries of the Horizon[25], Golconda[26], The lovers[27], The Empire of Lights[28], The Son of Man[29], The Human Condition[30], Not to be Reproduced[31], The Menaced Assassin[32], The Meaning of Night[33]
Influenced by: Hieronymus Bosch[34], Giorgio de Chirico[35], Max Ernst[36], André Breton[37]
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Things named for René Magritte include Magritte Museum[64], Magritte Awards[65], and Magritte[66].
Why It Matters
René Magritte has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
He has been cited as an influence by François Schuiten[69], a draftsperson[70], b. 1956[71], of Belgium[72], awarded the Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême[73], specialised in comics[74]; Jean-Michel Folon[75], a painter[76], 1934–2005[77], of Belgium[78], awarded the honorary Royal Designer for Industry[79], specialised in visual art activity[80]; and Mark Strand[81], a poet[82], 1934–2014[83], of United States[84], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[85], specialised in comparative literature[86].
Entities named for him include Magritte Museum[64], Magritte Awards[65], and Magritte[66].
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