Rene magritte interesting facts

René Magritte was a Belgian artist known for his surrealist paintings. He challenged his viewers’ perception of reality by placing everyday objects in unusual contexts.

Behind his provocative artworks, here are the following facts:

1. Magritte’s mother committed suicide.

• When he was thirteen, his mother drowned herself in the River Sambre after years of struggling with depression and several attempted suicides.
• Her body was found with her dress covering her face.

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  This may have influenced several paintings wherein Magritte portrayed people with cloth or objects covering their faces.

2. He had a complicated love story with his muse, model, and wife, Georgette.

• It is said that Magritte first met and fell in love with Georgette at a local fair.

  They were separated and reunited years later at an art supply store in Brussels.

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