Magritte

[ French ma-greet ]

noun

1. Re·né [r, uh, -, ney], 1898–1967, Belgian painter.

Magritte

/ maɡrit /

noun

1. MagritteRené18981967MBelgianARTS AND CRAFTS: painter René (rəne). 1898–1967, Belgian surrealist painter. By juxtaposing incongruous objects, depicted with meticulous realism, his works create a bizarre and disturbing impression

Example Sentences

Magritte also lacked patience for bowling’s particular rules.

From FiveThirtyEight

Anyway, the bowling gods had decided that Magritte would bowl exactly three strikes in three randomly selected frames.

From FiveThirtyEight

Now if no two strikes were consecutive, Magritte would simply score 30 points.

From FiveThirtyEight

Magritte also lacks patience for bowling’s particular rules.

From FiveThirtyEight

This week, Magritte is going bowling, and the bowling gods have decided that he will bowl exactly three strikes in three randomly selected frames.

From FiveThirtyEight

Large in size, the painting depicts a man dressed in a sharp suit and bowler cap, a style typical of Magritte himself.

From The Daily Beast

What struck me most about the show is how brilliantly bad Magritte was as a painter.

From The Daily Beast

In fact, though, Magritte is channeling the techniques of a mediocre hobbyist or sign painter, and translating them into fine art.

From The Daily Beast

The Daily Pic: At MoMA, René Magritte captures the feel of photos, but not their look.

From The Daily Beast

Take, for example, the Magritte nail I got from Raquel, which was a complete replica of the artist's oil painting The Son of Man.

From The Daily Beast