René Magritte was born in Lessines in 1898 the son of a wealthy manufacturer. After his mother committed suicide in 1912, Magritte entered the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Brussels in 1916. Some of his early paintings, for example 'Three Women' (1919), were in a Cubo-Futurist style, reminiscent of early Pablo Picasso.
Rene Magritte is one of the most famous Surrealist painters, but it wasn't until his 50s that he achieved international recognition. In Surrealism's progression into Pop Art, Magritte's work was enormously influential and his images continue to be celebrated.
Magritte's paintings challenge the everyday, the notion of common sense. By subtly rearranging recognisable forms and perspectives he forces the viewer to look more closely at what is generally taken for granted. He exploited the ambiguities between real objects and images of them and delighted in playing with the viewer's expectations.
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