René Magritte

1. When was René Magritte born?

A) 1920
B) 1905
C) 1898
D) 1873

2. Where was René Magritte born?

A) France
B) Italy
C) Belgium
D) Spain

3. Which artistic movement was Magritte associated with?

A) Abstract Expressionism
B) Impressionism
C) Cubism
D) Surrealism

4. What is the title of Magritte's famous painting depicting a pipe with the words 'Ceci n'est pas une pipe'?

A) The Human Condition
B) The False Mirror
C) The Son of Man
D) The Treachery of Images

5. What is the title of Magritte's painting showing a man in a suit with an apple covering his face?

A) The Lovers
B) The Treachery of Images
C) The Son of Man
D) The False Mirror

6. Which of the following was one of Magritte's recurring motifs in his paintings?

A) Sunflowers
B) Monkeys
C) Bowler hat
D) Clocks

7. Which other Surrealist artist inspired Magritte?

A) Pablo Picasso
B) Giorgio de Chirico
C) Salvador Dalí
D) Frida Kahlo

8. What is the title of the painting where Magritte shows a steam train coming out of a fireplace?

A) The Treachery of Images
B) Time Transfixed
C) The Lovers
D) Golconde

9. Where did Magritte live for most of his life?

A) Paris
B) London
C) New York
D) Brussels

10. Who was Magritte's wife and frequent model?

A) Georgia O'Keeffe
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Frida Kahlo
D) Georgette Berger

11. What was the name of Magritte's first surreal painting?

A) La Reproduction Interdite
B) The Lost Jockey (Le jockey perdu)
C) The Treachery of Images
D) Les Amants

12. Where did Magritte move to after his poorly reviewed solo exhibition in Brussels?

A) Berlin
B) New York
C) Paris
D) London

13. Which gallery put Magritte under contract along with Jean Arp and Yves Tanguy?

A) London Gallery
B) Galerie Le Centaure in Brussels
C) Goemans Gallery in Paris
D) Julien Levy Gallery in New York

14. What style did Magritte adopt during 1943-44?

A) Monochrome, abstract style
B) Cubist style
C) Realistic portrait style
D) Colorful, painterly style known as his 'Renoir period'

15. What was the name of Magritte's provocative and crude Fauve style period?

A) 'Minimalist period'
B) 'Vache period'
C) 'Renoir period'
D) 'Conceptual period'

16. Which political party did Magritte join in 1932?

A) Socialist Party
B) Communist Party
C) Liberal Party
D) Fascist Party

17. What was Magritte's stance on the functionalist cultural policy of the Communist left?

A) Critical, advocating for artistic autonomy
B) Opposed to any form of art
C) Supportive and fully aligned
D) Indifferent

18. What was Magritte's spiritual belief?

A) Muslim
B) Agnostic
C) Buddhist
D) Christian

19. When was Olympia returned to the museum?

A) March 2013
B) December 2009
C) September 2011
D) January 2012

20. Which film featured a scene inspired by Magritte's works, particularly during a break-in involving Robin Williams?

A) The Truman Show
B) Jumanji
C) Forrest Gump
D) Toys (1992)

21. Which art movements did Magritte influence in the 1960s?

A) Pop, minimalist, and conceptual art
B) Impressionism and Cubism
C) Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism
D) Fauvism and Dada

22. Who demonstrated the influence of fairground attractions on Magritte's art?

A) Patricia Allmer
B) Suzi Gablik
C) Georgette Berger
D) Sheila Legge

23. Which 1970 Surrealist play was written by Tom Stoppard?

A) The Real Thing
B) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
C) Travesties
D) After Magritte

24. Which painting by Magritte in the Menil Collection was created in 1930?

A) Golconda (1953)
B) Olympia (1948)
C) The Meaning of Night (1927)
D) The Eternally Obvious (1930)

25. Which artist's use of simple graphic and everyday imagery has been compared to that of pop artists?

A) Ed Ruscha
B) Andy Warhol
C) John Baldessari
D) René Magritte

26. In which year was Magritte 9th in the Walloon version of De Grootste Belg?

A) 2016
B) 1965
C) 2005
D) 1992

27. Which painting by Magritte in the Menil Collection was created in 1934?

A) The Return
B) The Listening Room (1952)
C) The Rape (1934)
D) Scheherazade

28. What motif is recurring in Magritte's work to challenge the conveyance of meaning?

A) A tree
B) An easel
C) A cloud
D) A pipe

29. Which album cover by The Jeff Beck Group was inspired by Magritte's work?

A) Wired
B) Blow by Blow
C) Truth
D) Beck-Ola

30. In which year did René Magritte die?

A) 1940
B) 1936
C) 1967
D) 1955

31. Who is set to play Magritte in the 2025 television series This Is Not a Murder Mystery?

A) Pierre Gervais
B) Robert Downey Jr.
C) Leonardo DiCaprio
D) Tom Hanks

32. Which 1979 album by Gary Numan is a reference to Magritte's painting?

A) Dance
B) Replicas
C) The Pleasure Principle
D) Telekon

33. When did the Magritte Museum open to the public?

A) 1 January 2010
B) 25 December 2007
C) 30 May 2009
D) 15 June 2008

34. What phrase is written below the pipe in 'The Treachery of Images'?

A) Il n'y a pas de pipe
B) Ceci est une pipe
C) La trahison des images
D) Ceci n'est pas une pipe (This is not a pipe)

35. Who was Georgette Berger's father by profession?

A) Painter
B) Performance artist
C) Artist
D) Butcher

36. Which painting by Magritte was created in 1953 and is part of the Menil Collection?

A) The Meaning of Night (1927)
B) Olympia (1948)
C) The Eternally Obvious (1930)
D) Golconda (1953)

37. Which painting was stolen from Magritte's former home museum in 2009?

A) Olympia (1948)
B) The Meaning of Night (1927)
C) Golconda (1953)
D) The Empire of Light

38. What does Magritte's painting 'The Treachery of Images' demonstrate?

A) An image is not the object it represents
B) A pipe can be filled with tobacco
C) Objects are always what they seem
D) Art should always satisfy emotionally

39. How many levels does the Magritte Museum have?

A) Three levels
B) Five levels
C) Four levels
D) Seven levels

40. What did the thieves receive in exchange for returning Olympia?

A) A public recognition
B) An apology letter
C) A 50,000-Euro payment from the museum's insurer
D) A new painting by Magritte

41. How much was Olympia reportedly worth when it was stolen?

A) US$750,000
B) US$500,000
C) US$2 million
D) About US$1.1 million

42. Which contemporary artist was influenced by René Magritte and integrated direct references to his work?

A) John Baldessari
B) Andy Warhol
C) Jasper Johns
D) Ed Ruscha

43. When did René Magritte marry Georgette Berger?

A) 1967
B) 1940
C) 1936
D) June 1922

44. Which painting by Magritte in the Menil Collection was created in 1952?

A) The Listening Room (1952)
B) The Empire of Light
C) Golconda (1953)
D) Scheherazade

45. Which Beatles' company logo was inspired by Magritte's Le Jeu de Mourre?

A) EMI Records
B) Apple Corps
C) Capitol Records
D) Parlophone

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