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René Magritte's Surrealist Works in Belgium (1926–1940)

René Magritte's Surrealist Works in Belgium (1926–1940)

  1. Paints *The Lost Jockey* (first Surrealist work)

    Labels: Le Jockey, Surrealism, Ren Magritte

  2. Contract enables full-time painting in Brussels

    Labels: Galerie Le, Brussels, Ren Magritte

  3. First solo exhibition in Brussels

    Labels: Solo exhibition, Brussels, Ren Magritte

  4. Creates *The Menaced Assassin*

    Labels: The Menaced, Surrealism, Ren Magritte

  5. Paints *The Treachery of Images*

    Labels: The Treachery, Ren Magritte, Word-image

  6. Publishes “Words and Images” in *La Révolution surréaliste*

    Labels: La R, Words and, Ren Magritte

  7. Returns to Brussels; resumes advertising work

    Labels: Brussels, Advertising, Ren Magritte

  8. Paints *The Key of Dreams* (word-image series)

    Labels: The Key, Word-image, Ren Magritte

  9. Moves to 135 Rue Esseghem (Jette, Brussels)

    Labels: 135 Rue, Jette Brussels, Magritte studio

  10. Paints *The Human Condition* (painting-within-painting)

    Labels: The Human, Ren Magritte, Painting-within-painting

  11. Paints first *Black Magic* version (*La magie noire*)

    Labels: Black Magic, La magie, Georgette Magritte

  12. Paints *The Philosophical Lamp*

    Labels: The Philosophical, Ren Magritte, Metamorphosis

  13. Paints *The Key to the Fields* (broken window motif)

    Labels: The Key, Broken window, Ren Magritte

  14. Paints *Time Transfixed* in Belgium

    Labels: Time Transfixed, Ren Magritte, Domestic interior

  15. Begins *The Empire of Light* idea in a 1939 gouache

    Labels: Empire of, Gouache, Ren Magritte

  16. Completes interwar Belgian Surrealist phase (1926–1940)

    Labels: Interwar phase, Belgian Surrealism, Ren Magritte