The Surreal World of Rene Magritte - explore the Mind of an Artistic Maverick - Art History School

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René Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist born in Lessines in 1898. He started creating art at a young age and became interested in surrealist art while living in Brussels in the 1920s. Magritte's work is characterized by his use of ordinary objects in unexpected contexts, creating a sense of mystery and intrigue in his art.
He is best known for his paintings of everyday objects such as pipes, apples, and bowler hats, often placed in unusual settings or juxtaposed with other objects. Magritte's work has been praised for its meticulous attention to detail and its ability to challenge viewers' perceptions of reality. He married Georgette Berger in 1922 and made friends with Andre Breton, Paul Eluard, Hans Harp, Joan Miro and Salvador Dali of the Parisian Surrealist group.
Despite experiencing personal tragedy throughout his life, including the suicide of his mother and the premature death of his wife, Magritte continued to create art that captivated audiences worldwide. Today, he is considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century and his work continues to inspire new generations of artists and thinkers.
The Magritte Museum which opened in Brussels in 2009 holds over 200 of Magritte’s paintings, drawings and sculptures, well worth a visit.
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[@samjohns3227]

I don't feel he ever really received the recognition he should have, what a genius this man was.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Perhaps not, but where would the advertising sector be without his ideas. Cheers

[@Merzui-kg8ds]

Fairly standard for great artists.

[@dnlgrmn7169]

He was well celebrated in his lifetime, and got many in many international exhibitions.

[@waen606]

Way ahead of his time ...still ahead of it.And as society devolves ..the gap will only become greater .

[@thedanespeaks]

I feel like Magritte really hit on the surrealism and absurdity of dreams much better than anyone else. The realism with something just "off" really does something so much better than Dali in my opinion. Also he literally painted the image everyone uses to describe semiotics.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

I must admit I prefer him to Dali, who probably was one of the world's greatest showmen.

[@Cua-tanet]

​@Art History School Yes. Dali was more of a performer than a painter. Also, he wasn't a nice person.

[@ceci1017]

@@Cua-tanet It is said he was a hitler sympathiser. Not really sure if it is true but damn.

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René Magritte

[@goodname5920]

I know it's a different medium, but David lynch absolutely nailed how dreams work according to Freudian dream interpretation

[@wishingonthemoon1]

I learned about him in art class when I began at the high school at 12 years old. He’d been a favorite of mine ever since then, the impression his paintings made me was so strong.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

His paintings are very memorable. True.

[@williamgorden6390]

Paul you just keep out doing yourself! This was fascinating! I'm always so grateful for your videos. I'm 65 I've been painting all my life, I still don't think I'm very good and I try very hard. But I find that it is indeed the journey not the destination I'm after. You're an inspiration.

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Many thanks William, much appreciated. Good luck with your painting. Cheers

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@@ArtHistorySchool thank you sir 🙏Mr Paul please go on Your coverage is fascinating 🙏

[@marccolten9801]

Thank you. In the mid 1960's I walked into the MOMA without knowing what was on display and walked right into the Magritte exhibit that you showed. It amazed me and I have loved his work ever since. The painting with the giant comb and wine glass was so realistic that you felt as if you could reach in and remove them, I also loved the ones you didn’t show like the fire breathing chess pieces. I never knew his life story until now.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

I have seen a few of his exhibitions over the years, he was an amazing artist.

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I love this series. I learn so much about artists I would never have known about otherwise. I always look forward to a new video from you!

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[@Johnbartheart]

Me too!👍🏼

[@gogo-word]

Excellent overview of a quizzical painter. I enjoyed how he presented images that made one think, even question. Thanks!

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[@ikaria1371]

The best come back. Magritte was one of my favorite artist

[@ArtHistorySchool]

That's great.

[@jetpetty1613]

so much creative energy in the 1920s

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There certainly was

[@LeoK-vd2rn]

Saved my life, had to write a paper on Magritte and what makes him special, this video really helped me hit the nail on the head

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That's great, good luck with your paper.

[@emiliayonekokumata7167]

When I first saw his paintings in a magazine in Brazil in the late 70s I was so intrigued that I kept his arts in my mind. What I most admire about all these great artists is the fact that they kept loyal to their beliefs, producing authentic arts, even being rejected. And the power of turning pain and harship in art, maybe was a way to give a real meaning to their lives.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Well said. Cheers

[@laburgy]

Extraordinary amount of fascinating information about Magritte whose work I have loved since the late 1960s. I particularly like your combination of his personal life and his career. Thank you so much.

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Glad you enjoyed it

[@beblader9]

Always look forward to these!

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[@dianeo]

Wonderful! One of my fav artists in the spotlight. Thank you for doing this.

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You are very welcome.

[@DonnaSnyder]

It's been so long since I've seen one of your ever excellent videos. I learned a number of details of Magritte's life I had not already known. Thank you.

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Really pleased you enjoyed it! Cheers

[@pmo8672]

I always feel so happy and inspired after watching your videos!! I love they way you tell the stories behind these artists's lives, and I always learn something interesting!

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Thank you so much 😀

[@AnnaFitz]

Thank you so much for your wonderful work! Such an informative video about one of my favorite artists

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[@kambrose1549]

I love the huge array of paintings you use in your productions. They are often new to me and reveal a far greater breadth of work by each artist. Thankyou!

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Glad you like them! Many thanks

[@LagartoEl]

Another great video! It occurs to me that the emphasis here is not on the technique or style, but on the thinking and the subject matter. Others have observed that Magritte's influence is massive and yet he remains a relatively obscure figure.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

That's very true his work certainly makes you think.

[@cara9592]

Each video educates and provides insight into these amazing lives. Thank you Paul for providing this content, I look forward to each one.

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[@jennyhughes4474]

Thank you for this. I've got a brain injury (got 16 years ago, caused by NHS medics' serious errors/injuries, in the UK) and had forgotten that I used to have a poster/print of Magritte's painting of shoes with toes up in my room, which at that time (when I was a very young adult) I really loved.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Yes, Red Shoes as the print is called, is an amazing image.

[@michelemaliano7860]

This series is wonderful and inspiring for beginning artists.

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Thank you

[@astrid4532]

What a treat it is, dear Paul, to watch yr videos. They r so educative, informative, inspiring and interesting. Thank u very much for another amazing video! The details and facts are second to none. And it's so wonderful, how u illustrate yr videos with the works of the artist. Absolutely awesome. Thank u!

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[@jorgergonzalezvisualartist8925]

Excellent!! Thank you the wonderful travels you take us back into these artists lives!

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My pleasure! Cheers

[@pabragal]

I loved this video! thank you for all the facts and explanations to his works. Really well done 👏

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Thank you so much! Cheers

[@LOGOASSASSIN]

Awesome thanks. He's a huge influence of mine.

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[@frops7698]

I’m an assistant at the painter’s house, you did a great and really accurate job, congratulation! (I guess you worked with the Silvester catalogue). I shared the video on our fb page ;) But you didn’t mention us, nor the address, 135 rue Esseghem in Brussels, we were the first René Magritte Museum, in 1999 :)

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Thank you for that, your comment is much appreciated and thank you for sharing my video on your FB page. Apologies, for not mentioning your museum specifically, there was so much more I could have mentioned. But I limit myself to covering an artist's life in less than 20 minutes so inevitably some things don't make the final video. I will, however, put a link to the first René Magritte Museum on the Magritte page of my website, artistinschool.com over the next couple of days. Cheers

[@pilarguerrero3405]

Interesting video about an artist I didn't know that much about. I look forward to visiting his museum. Thanks a lot for your work.

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My pleasure! Many thanks

[@tradcatholic]

What a magnificent story teller you are. Thank you

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Thank you. I like the clear way you explain things. It's enjoyable and smooth on the ear.

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[@pianotime8652]

Thank you again. Wonderful story, beautiful art and your voice is magic... I never heard about this painter. With every new video I become a better person. Now I know what I will check out at my visit to Belgium :)

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Thank you so much 😀 Enjoy your visit to Belgium

[@governancesection9422]

Thanks so much for this. I just visited the museum today. Your talk helped me put what I saw into perspective.

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Really enjoy your work and the way you deliver the story of the artist. Thank you...

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[@danieladeutsch1708]

Thank you so much. Very fascinating! I have missed you, sir Paul. XX

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I love this series. Thank you for sharing.

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[@Canmore06]

Brilliant video from a great teacher and explainer. Thank you!

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[@chrisandres6698]

This is incredible- more more more - making yourself into the artist’s work is a fantastic idea- imagine you as a Francis Bacon painting!

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[@forevershampoo]

What a cool ass time to be alive, going to painting school in brussels in early 20th. Man

[@ArtHistorySchool]

I'm sure it was

[@ellieejo]

love the intro and animation! so well put together

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[@constancewalsh3646]

Dear Paul, have you never tasted a delicious MIMOSA in bed with toast and eggs, served by a beloved? Now I see that this is your own created channel, am very grateful for you, and your love of art and artists of times gone by.

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Thank you for your precious time.

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[@imanelyazid4215]

What a brilliant video.. you explained art using art ... surrealism at its peak

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Brilliant , love all your videos. Thank you for this one v

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[@andrewfrost8866]

Excellent and, as always, incredibly informative!!

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[@jdsj6271]

Thanks you for sharing your information about the great artist in the world, very inspiring!

[@ArtHistorySchool]

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[@marcelachaves875]

Absolutely wonderful video. Thank you fo the info on his life and work, brilliant.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

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[@phoeberaymond8781]

I had a dream eerily similar to that painting with the pyramid one and now I feel like I need to finish painting it. Love this artist

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Cheers, he was brilliant.

[@sergioespitia7847]

Fantastic retrospective!!!

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Great presentation. I learn a lot from ur fun and classy presentations. Thank you

[@ArtHistorySchool]

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Excellent, you know what to cut to, what is important - very enjoyable

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Thank you for your lovely work!

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Absolutely stunning presentation Paul. Thank you so much for your hard work. I do like your accent to top it all :) All the best to you :)

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Many thanks! Really pleased you enjoy my videos. My accent is originally from Yorkshire.

Thank you for sharing this great video!

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As usual another great article thank you

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[@tanjanovicic2926]

Amazing! Beautiful,beautiful,besutiful painter.🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸💞

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[@iandouceartist]

Hi, I'm new to you channel, I have an arts degree but always want to learn more, it helps my understanding of history and sometimes inspire my work. Thanks for producing such a well presented look at the world of art.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

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[@robertdufour2456]

Wonderful! Wonderful! I love your introduction also

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Thank you so much! Much appreciated. Cheers

[@gowanhewlett745]

Another exceptionally interesting presentation....Thankyou

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Glad you enjoyed it. Many thanks.

[@wysiwyg2489]

The Brandenburg Konzert music at 0:40 is sublime. Great analysis! most ppl remembers him by his surrealist period only.

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[@MirnaGuerrero1968ZineK]

Gracias por tu trabajo, saludos desde Argentina, ¡me encantó!

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Cheers from England

[@curiousme8]

Thank you for your amazing educational videos!

[@ArtHistorySchool]

You are very welcome

[@trappedinacommet]

A longtime fan of Magritte's work, I never really learned about his life or influences. Thank you for rounding out my image of him. This was fascinating and brought a lot of the emotions I felt looking at his work just that much more accessible and human.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

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[@marisaelenenadiejamusiccom3974]

Fantastic video, I just saved it. I love this artist! I love a lot of unknown artists as well. I am also a visual artist. 🙂

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Love your videos! Thanks!

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[@lidiaadobato7822]

I enjoyed your video a lot. Thank you!

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[@OGKidG]

really great video, I own a skateboard deck with Magritte's Son of Man, it hangs perfectly on my wall. Love his work,

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Impressive

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Art History School: REALLY INTRIGUING!

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@@ArtHistorySchool : THANK YOU SOOO MUCH, Paul!

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great video! thank you

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Thanks Paul, Another very interesting video.

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[@johndoe604]

Kudos, very well done. Thanks

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[@men_del12]

So far, as I learn to watch this channel, I think this artist has alot to talk more about his life than others. Mostly because his life story kinds uniquely bittersweet or something.

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[@robertap.5993]

I'm going to Brussels next month and plan on visiting the museum that's shows his work.Looking forward to it 😎

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You should have a great time. Cheers

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Thank you so much!

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Very nice. Thank you

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Excellent. Thanks..

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Charming! Thanks!!

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Hats down for a great video

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Esta bueno que el video esté subtitulado, así atraerá público de todas partes, gracias.

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Nicely done

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Excelente video 👌

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Thanks. I learned a lot.

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Excellent videos. Thank you 💕💕😘

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What a genius

[@ArtHistorySchool]

He certainly was

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Lovely!

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Very good, I loved it!

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[@brokenrecord3523]

He traveled to New York to visit an exhibition of his own art? Surely, he had seen these pieces already. Artists, so unique, but just the same. -And, thank you for this look into so many artists in which we should all know at least a little bit.

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Most artists attend the Private Views of their own major exhibitions at prestigious galleries

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I hope so too. Many thanks

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Great video👍

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I like his paintings very much.

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Yes, they are very good.

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Great lecture, 🙏 👍🌻

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