René MagritteBelgio, 1898–1967The Menaced Assassin
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Sul dipinto
L'assassino minacciato è un dipinto di René Magritte, eseguito nel 1926 e conservato al Museum of Modern Art di New York.
Scheda
- Numero di inventario
- 247.1966
Nel frattempo, nella vita di René Magritte
Tutta la vita1925
A contract with the Brussels gallery Le Centaure
A three-year contract with Galerie Le Centaure freed him from advertising work and let him devote himself entirely to painting.
1927
Meets Breton and joins the Surrealist circle
In Paris he became friends with André Breton and joined his Surrealist circle, where he kept his individuality yet found his recognisable style. He was not afraid to argue with the others: he disliked psychoanalysis, especially in art, regarding his own work as philosophical and poetic rather than psychological.
1927
Moves to Paris after the failed exhibition
Depressed by the failure of the exhibition, he left for Paris with Georgette and stayed there for about three years.
1927
First solo exhibition — and a failure
His first solo exhibition opened in Brussels; the reviews were poor, and Magritte was depressed by the failure.
1929
A contract with the Goemans Gallery in Paris
In 1929 the Goemans Gallery in Paris put Magritte under contract, together with Jean Arp and Yves Tanguy.
15 December 1929
The essay “Words and Images” in the Surrealists’ journal
