Where and when was Rene Francois Ghislain Magritte, a future famous Surrealist, born?

What did Rene Magritte do apart from selling paintings to make a living?

What prompted Rene Magritte’s desire to become an artist?

What tragic childhood event left an indelible mark on the psyche of the artist and was reflected in some of his paintings?

The work of Rene Magritte is different from paintings of other Surrealists. The peculiarity of his paintings consists…

Where and when did the first solo exhibition of Rene Magritte take place?

Despite the fact that paintings by Rene Magritte differ in realistic images, much of them cause a feeling of surreal anxiety and unsolved mystery. What techniques did the artist use to create that mystical and mysterious atmosphere?

What inspired the artist to create original works?

Which of the avant-garde artists was Rene Magritte’s close friend and had the greatest influence on his work?

As a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, Rene Magritte did not accept the academic style and began to experiment with various modern art techniques. What influenced the style of Rene Magritte most strongly?

In 1926, Rene Magritte entered the circle of Belgian Surrealists, which included his friends, writers and artists M. Leconte, E. Mesens and L. Skutener. The association was called…

Magritte created his first surrealistic painting in an original style in 1926. What is its name?

There are repeating images, plots and objects in paintings by Magritte. One of these permanent elements is a bowler hat. According to the artist, this is “the most unoriginal hat. The man in the bowler is Mr. Mediocrity.” Which of the listed works does NOT depict this headdress?

This painting depicting a pipe clearly demonstrates the paradox that the artist used in many of his works. Magritte placed the inscription “This is not a tube” under the realistically depicted tube, implying that the created image is not a real object but just a picture. The author called this work…

Rene Magritte is known for leading an unusual for Surrealists way of life. He…

In the second half of his creative career, Rene Magritte began to object to the classification of his work as surrealism. He referred his paintings to…

In the late 1930s, Magritte collaborated with communist organizations. In the communist newspaper “Voice of the People”, he published his articles under the pseudonym…

The artist sometimes depicted strange creatures with the heads of fish and the legs of women. These half-fish, half-people got the name “mermaids on the contrary”. Which of the following paintings depicts such a mermaid?

During the Second World War, the artist remained in Brussels and continued working actively. What is the specialty of his paintings of this period?

On one of his canvases, Rene Magritte depicted a kissing couple, a white cloth covering the faces of the people. The work is called:

Which poetry collection did Rene Magritte create illustrations for?

Which painting by Rene Magritte featured in the famous Hollywood film “Thomas Crown Scam” released in 1999?

Rene Magritte was an avid movie fan. One of his favorite films, the images of which penetrate the artist’s paintings, was…

Rene Magritte claimed that all the female faces of his paintings are portraits of his wife Georgette. Which of the facts of the artist’s personal biography is untrue?

The work of Rene Magritte “Hegel’s Vacation” is

Rene Magritte did not have his own workshop. He created his works…

What is the name of the picture that Rene Magritte painted based on a famous classic work, depicting a coffin instead of a central character?

After breaking up with Andre Breton, Rene Magritte, ceasing to consider himself a Surrealist, wrote a manifesto that reveals the true nature of this movement. The theoretical work is called…

The painting of Rene Magritte had a great influence on the development of several art movements. What movements were influenced by the work of the Belgian artist?