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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Rene Magritte, Marcel Marlier, Ben Heine, Nestor Cambier, Wim Delvoye, David Claerbout, Paul Boure, Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven, Danny Matthys, Arne Quinze, Jacques Calonne, Eric Van Hove, Francis Alys, Guy Peellaert, Jean de Bosschere, Carsten Holler, Jan Fabre, Pierre Alechinsky, Antwerp & District Pipe Band, Marcel Broodthaers, Jacques Hustin, Hippolyte de la Charlerie, Danny Devos, Maurice Wyckaert, Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo, Jimi Dams, Charles Baugniet, Renier de Huy, Jef Van Campen, Roman Madrolle, Jozef Peeters, Marcel Lempereur-Haut, Jan Frans De Boever, E. L. T. Mesens, Rachel Baes, Gilbert Declercq, Roger Wittevrongel, Jean Baptiste Madou, Henry de Groux, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, Stani Michiels, Hans Vandekerckhove, Berlinde de Bruyckere, Thierry De Cordier, Renaat Bosschaert, Sophie Podolski, Joseph van Severdonck, Adele Kindt, Guillaume Bijl, Medard Tytgat, Jan Cockx, Jan Vercruysse, Daniel Theys, Ben Goossens, Paul Neefs, Cris Brodahl, Daniel Ost, Henri Privat-Livemont, Marc Darimont, Georges Croegaert, Victor Servranckx, Stef Driesen, Shanglie Zhou, Max Selen, Gustaaf Sorel, Bruno Belvaux, Georgette Berger, Jan Op De Beeck, Dobbelaer. Excerpt: Rene Francois Ghislain Magritte (21 November 1898 - 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images. His work challenges observers' preconditioned perceptions of reality. Magritte was born in Lessines, in the province of Hainaut, in 1898, the eldest son of Leopold Magritte, who was a tailor and textile merchant, and Regina (nee Bertinchamps), a milliner until her marriage. Little is known about Magritte's early life. He began lessons in drawing in 1910. On 12 March 1912, his mother committed suicide by drowning herself in the River Sambre. This was not her first attempt; she had made many...
