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Copyright estate of the artist | | | Magritte, René (1898 - 1967) Belgium
Le Gouffre Argenté, 1926
Oil on canvas; 75 x 65 cm Surrealism
UID 102-350
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Biography
Painter, designer, sculptor, photographer and director, Magritte is currently considered one of the most important exponents of Surrealism. He studied at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Brussels (1916-18) where he began painting in an impressionist style. He exhibited his first works in 1919, the year in which he became interested in Futurism and, at the beginning of the 20s, he moved towards formal Abstraction through the influence of Cubo-futurism. In this and the following decade, Magritte also designed posters and fashion advertising. He carried out an important role in the foundation of the first Belgian literary Surrealist group. In 1926 and 1927, he had his first one-man show at the Le Centaure Gallery which marked his definitive emergence as a Surrealist artist. Magritte created standardized figures, especially favouring the man in the bowler hat. It was in the second half of the 20s that Magritte established the basis for the style and iconography that would be present in all his future production. Until the end of the 30s, he continued to make frequent use of abstracts forms, mainly in the paintings which included texts. His reputation steadily increased during the 60s, and his influence on the generations of Conceptual and Pop artists is extremely clear. Between 1960 and 1967, major retrospectives of his work were organised in the United States, Germany, Holland and Sweden and, in 1996 and 1998, in Düsseldorf and Brussels. Magritte took part in all the major Surrealist exhibitions and maintained a leading position in the movement. His representation of everyday objects avoids the illusion of reality and tries to reveal hidden mysteries.
Exhibitions
O Surrealismo Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB), Brazil 20-08-2001 ~ 28-10-2001
O Surrealismo na Colecção Berardo - Estranho Desenho Palácio da Galeria, Câmara Municipal de Tavira, Portugal 12-07-2003 ~ 14-09-2003
Art and Utopia - Action Restricted Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), Spain 02-06-2004 ~ 12-09-2004
The Berardo Collection - A Voyage through the 20th Century Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 04-12-2004 ~ 30-04-2005
René Magritte Vienna Kunstforum, Austria 06-04-2005 ~ 24-07-2005
René Magritte, The Key to Dreams Foundation Beyeler, Switzerland 07-08-2005 ~ 27-11-2005
Fernando Lemos and Surrealism - The Berardo Collection Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 26-11-2005 ~ 18-06-2006
Durante o Fim - Rui Chafes Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 15-10-2000 ~ 14-01-2001
Magritte Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, France 01-02-2003 ~ 09-06-2003
Nova Apresentação da Colecção Berardo Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 08-11-1999 ~ 01-03-2000
O Surrealismo na Colecção Berardo - Estranho Desenho, Sintra Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 04-07-2001 ~ 30-06-2001
Fernando Lemos e o Surrealismo - Colecção Berardo Centro das Artes Casa das Mudas, Calheta, Madeira, Portugal 08-07-2006 ~ 31-01-2007
Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999 Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), Portugal 27-01-2000 ~ 27-08-2000
Berardo Museum Opening Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal 25-06-2007 ~ 24-08-2008
De Miró à Warhol. La Collection Berardo à Paris Musée du Luxembourg, France 16-10-2008 ~ 22-02-2009
The Bicentennial and Centennial commemorations: 1810 independence and 1910 revolution. Museu del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico, Mexico 22-02-2010 ~ 30-07-2010
Fragmentos Arte Contemporânea na Colecção Berardo MACE, Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas, Portugal 24-09-2010 ~ 23-01-2011
Observers Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal 14-02-2011 ~ 29-05-2011
René Magritte: The Pleasure Principle Tate - Liverpool, United Kingdom 24-06-2011 ~ 16-10-2011
Bibliography
Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999, 2000 Published by CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém ISBN 972817652X
Fernando Lemos and Surrealism , 2005 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 9729903026
Fernando Lemos e o Surrealismo – Colecção Berardo, 2006 Published by Centro das Artes - Casa das Mudas ISBN 9728902034
Magritte, 2003 Published by Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume
Magritte, 1992 Published by Thames & Hudson
O Surrealismo na Colecção Berardo - Estranho Desenho, 2003 Published by Palácio da Galeria, Câmara Municipal de Tavira ISBN 9728705050
O Surrealismo na Colecção Berardo - Estranho Desenho, 2001 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 9729742847
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