René Magritte is a surrealist artist who has produced a reputation for his “clever and intriguing imagery” using basic designs and ordinary symbolism. Maybe viewers for the most part got caught by his The Son of Man painting, but may not know the painter by name. Rather would recognize the iconic painting and the repetitive topic and theme in another depiction by this artist. There's considerably more to know about Magritte and how the painting fits into his works as a whole. René François Ghislain Magritte was born in Lessines, Belgium, on November 21, 1898. The oldest of three boys, he was born to a well off family. His father owned a manufacturing business, in this manner enabling the family to live in relative comfort. Be that as it may, money related challenges were a consistent risk and they were compelled to move around the country much of the time. In 1912, Magritte’s young and innocent world went to pieces when his mother committed suicide by drowning herself in a river.
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Magritte later expressed, "I found, in the middle of some broken stone columns and heaped-up leaves, a painter who had come from the capital, and who seemed to me to be performing magic." The second vital occasion of his life was the suicide of his mother in 1912 when Magritte was 14 years old. Magritte found comfort from the tragedy in watching films, reading novels, and particularly through
Magritte later expressed, "I found, in the middle of some broken stone columns and heaped-up leaves, a painter who had come from the capital, and who seemed to me to be performing magic." The second vital occasion of his life was the suicide of his mother in 1912 when Magritte was 14 years old. Magritte found comfort from the tragedy in watching films, reading novels, and particularly through