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1898 | Birth of Rene Francois-Ghislain Magritte is born in Lessines, Hainaut (Belgium). |
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1912 | The body of Magritte's mother is found in the river (suicide). |
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1913 | Meets Georgette Berger, his future wife. |
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1914 | Enrolls at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. |
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1921 | Military Service. |
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1922 | Marries Georgette Berger and works as a graphic artist. |
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1926 | Paints his first surrealist work, "Le Jockey Perdu". |
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1927 | First exhibition in Brussels. Exhibits 61 of his works. |
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1929 | Paints the first version of his famous work: "The Treachury of Images". |
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1937 | Paints large canvases for Edward James in London. Gives a speech at the London Gallery. |
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1940 | Magritte and his wife move to Carcasonne in the south of France. |
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1943 | Tries a new style of painting--"Renoir" or "Solar" style in conjunction with his customary style. |
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1928 | Magrittes father dies on August 24. |
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1947 | Beginning of the "Cow Period". |
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1952 | Becomes director of a new publication "La Carte d'apre Nature". |
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1953 | Murals for the casino at Knokke-le-Zoute. |
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1965 | Magritte's health declines. Visits New York and the Museum of Moder Art where there is a retrospective of his work. |
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1967 | Exhibition in the Galerie Iolas in Paris. Retrospective in Rotterdam. |
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| August 15, 1967, Rene Magritte dies. |
