Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist born in 1898 in Lessines, Belgium and died in 1967 in Brussels. He began drawing lessons at age 12 and his early works were Impressionistic and Cubist in style. His muse and wife was Georgette Berger. One of his most famous paintings is "The Treachery of Images" which questions the relationship between a painting and its subject. The painting being summarized is Magritte's 1952 surrealist work "Personal Values" which uses symbolic imagery in oil on canvas measuring 100 x 80 cm and is housed at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

1. PersonalValues

2. The Surreal Legacy of
René Magritte
Born: November 21, 1898 - Lessines, Belgium
Died: August 15, 1967 - Brussels, Belgium

3. He started to have drawing lessons
when he was twelve years old.

6. Georgette
Berger was
his muse,
model and
wife

7. His early works were Impressionistic and
Cubist in style

8. The Treachery
of Images
Maybe his
most famous
painting

9. Original Title: Les valeurs personnelles
Date: 1952; Brussels, Belgium *
Style: Surrealism
Genre: symbolic painting
Media: oil, canvas
Dimensions: 100 x 80 cm
Location: San Francisco Museum of
Modern Art (SFMOMA)
YOUR ARTWORK WILL BE INSPIRED BY THE FOLLOWING
MAGRITTE’S PAINTING
ACTIVITY: Paint your
imaginary room
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