His lithographs share many of the same imagery and themes as his surreal paintings. All the prints were initiated or completed in Magritte’s lifetime. Within the catalogue, only 20 printed works are listed. The most inclusive catalogue raisonné of his Magritte's prints is the Kaplan and Baum The Graphic Work of René Magritte. All of his original lithographs were completed within the last 8 years of his artistic career. René Magritte began printmaking at the age of 62, during his most mature years as an artist. In 1967, Magritte died of pancreatic cancer, his imagery having greatly influenced pop, minimalist, and conceptual art. His work was exhibited in the United States in New York multiple times, including 2 retrospective exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He continued to paint, gaining increased recognition. During this time, inspired by his friend André Breton, he became involved with the Surrealist group.ĭuring the German occupation of Belgium in World War II, he stayed in Brussels. In 1926, Magritte signed a contract with Galerie La Centaure in Brussels, making it possible for him to paint full-time. Magritte first worked as a draughtsman in a wallpaper factory and, in the year 1922, fell in love with and married Georgette Berger. He started drawing at a young age, and the first of Magritte's paintings, produced c. His mother, who was mentally unsound, committed suicide in the year 1912. Magritte grew up in a simple and somewhat tragic household. Magritte’s work frequently displays a juxtaposition of ordinary objects in an unusual context, giving new meanings to familiar things. René Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist whose witty and thought-provoking images challenged observers’ preconditioned perceptions of reality. René Magritte Biography René Magritte (Belgian, 1898–1967)
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