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RENE MARGRITTE Belgium 1898-1967 Gouache on Paper

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RENE MARGRITTE Belgium 1898-1967 Gouache on Paper
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Gouache on paper framed, featuring a surrealism theme artwork. Signed and attr. Rene Margritte (Belgium, 1898-1967) on lower left margin. 9.4 x 7.1 in. (24 x 18 cm). Surely the most celebrated Belgian artist of the 20th century, Rene Magritte has achieved great popular acclaim for his idiosyncratic approach to Surrealism. To support himself he spent many years working as a commercial artist, producing advertising and book designs, and this most likely shaped his fine art, which often has the abbreviated impact of an advertisement. PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate