1898-1967. Belgian Surrealist painter. His
paintings focus on visual paradoxes and
everyday objects taken out of context.
Recurring motifs include bowler hats, apples,
and windows. Magritte joined the other
Surrealists in Paris 1927. Returning to
Brussels in 1930, he painted murals for
public buildings, and throughout his life
created variations on themes of mystery
treated with apparent literalism.