René Magritte (René François Ghislain Magritte, November 21, 1898, Lessin, Belgium – August 15, 1967, Lessin, Belgium) was a Belgian artist known for his surrealist paintings full of mystery. Magritte was born and lived most of his life in Belgium, leading a simple and quiet life. When the future artist was 13 years old, his mother committed suicide, which had an impact on his art. Magritte was also influenced by his friendship with the French Surrealists, led by André Breton. He did not explain the meaning of his paintings that are still exposed to careful research and parsing.
Peculiarities of the artist René Magritte’s work: starting from 1926 the artist paints surrealistic canvases, each of which has a certain hidden meaning. A frequent protagonist of his paintings is the man in the kettle (Magritte himself is considered to be the prototype), often depicted without a face. Later the artist often denied Surrealism, calling the style in which he painted “magical realism.