René 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 painting "The Treachery of Images" from 1929, which shows a pipe with the words "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" is perhaps his most famous work. The document then discusses his 1952 painting "Personal Values" which is in the style of surrealism and housed at the SFMOMA.

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
Student Book: Arts & Crafts Primary 6
(ByME) Macmillan
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