Art of Rene Magritte Psychological surrealism (music ENIGMA)

René François Ghislain Magritte (November 21, 1898 August 15, 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist. Magritte was born in Lessines, Belgium in 1898, the eldest son of Léopold Magritte, a tailor, and Adeline, a milliner. He began drawing lessons in 1910. In 1912, his mother committed suicide by drowning herself in the River Sambre. Magritte was present when her body was retrieved from the water. The image of his mother floating, her dress obscuring her face, may have influenced a 19271928 series of pain