November 21, RenĂ François-Ghislain Magritte is born in Lessines, Hainaut (Belgium). Adeline Magritte with her son RenĂ, 1899 1912 March 12. The body of Magritte's mother is fished out of the water. She threw herself into the river Sambre. The family leaves for Charleroi.
Works as graphic artist. He mainly draws motifs for wall-paper. He is deeply affected by "Song of love" by Giorgio de Chirico. Song of love, Giorgio de Chirico. He sells his first painting, a portrait of the singer Evelyne BrĂlia.
In 1943 Magritte tries out a new style of painting. This is his "Renoir" or "Solar" style which he continues until 1947 together with his customary style.
In 1947, first monograph on the artist by Louis Scutenaire. Beginning of the "cow period". In 1948 Exhibition in the Galerie du Faubourg, in Paris. Magritte shows his new style, the public is startled. Magritte has to give up this new way of painting.
In 1952 Magritte becomes the director of a new publication: "La carte d'après nature".
1960 Visit to Andrà Breton in Paris. Meeting with Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst and Man Ray. René Magritte, Marcel Duchamp Max Ernst and Man Ray (Paris, 1960) Departs for New York and the Museum of Modern Art where there is a retrospective of his work. 1966 Magritte and his wife spend their holidays in Cannes, Montecatini and Milan. 1967 Exhibition in the Galerie Iolas in Paris. Holiday in Italy. Retrospective in Rotterdam. Magritte retouches the wax models of his first sculptures.