René Magritte

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Artist
gptkbp:associatedAct Surrealist Movement
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Science,_Letters_and_Fine_Arts_of_Belgium
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Liège
gptkbp:birthDate 1898-11-21
gptkbp:bornIn Lessines
gptkbp:children Joan Magritte
gptkbp:deathDate 1967-08-15
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:Brussels
gptkbp:education gptkb:Académie_Royale_des_Beaux-Arts
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Centre_Pompidou
gptkb:Royal_Museums_of_Fine_Arts_of_Belgium
gptkb:Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkbp:famousFor Philosophical themes
Challenging perceptions of reality
Use of everyday objects
Juxtaposition of images
Witty_and_thought-provoking_titles
gptkbp:famousQuote "This is not a pipe."
"Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see."
"Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist."
"The mind loves the unknown; it loves images that do not return to reality."
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:René_François_Ghislain_Magritte
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label René Magritte
gptkbp:influenced Pop Art
Conceptual Art
Surrealist artists
gptkbp:influencedBy Symbolism
Dadaism
gptkbp:inspiredBy Art history
Dreams
Language
Illusions
Reality
gptkbp:legacy Study in art schools
Cultural references in film and literature
Influence on advertising and design
Continued exhibitions worldwide
Icon of Surrealism
gptkbp:nationality Belgian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Golconda
The Son of Man
The Lovers
The False Mirror
The Treachery of Images
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Georgette_Berger
gptkbp:style Surrealism