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

In a video interview from her home in Los Angeles, her own artwork on the wall behind her, Beane spoke about her affection for Charlie Kaufman, René Magritte and the band Big Thief.

From New York Times

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

Other artworks that Kornstein said involved improper markups that will be addressed at the trial were a Modigliani sculpture and paintings by Gustav Klimt and Rene Magritte.

From Seattle Times

Like his Surrealist forebear René Magritte, Basil Pao began his artistic career as a graphic designer, creating album and book covers and Monty Python posters in 1970s New York.

From New York Times

And no symbol more potent than Rene Magritte’s pipe, subtitled, “This is not a pipe.”

From Seattle Times