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Magritte

American

[ma-greet] / maˈgrit /

noun

René 1898–1967, Belgian painter.

Magritte British

/ maɡrit /

noun

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

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Magritte

Belgium's away shirt for the 2026 World Cup is inspired by Belgian surrealist artist, Rene Magritte.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

Mr. Wainwright’s version does fondle the trademark pipe, which suggests the original Maigret as well as a painting by Magritte.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025

His inspiration appears more “childhood ducks” or novelty store rejects than, say, Rene Magritte or Lucian Freud.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025

A dozen of the sales involved Sotheby’s, and the trial is focusing on the sales of four specific works — a Modigliani sculpture and paintings by da Vinci, Klimt and Magritte.

From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2024

It was like being in a Magritte painting.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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