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We are surrounded by curtains. We only perceive the world behind a curtain of semblance. At the same time, an object needs to be covered in order to be recognized at all.

Rene Magritte

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Rene Magritte
Age: 68 †
Born: 1898
Born: November 21
Died: 1967
Died: August 15
Artist
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Saint-Brice-sous-Foret
René-François-Ghislain Magritte
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René Magritt
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Rene Francois Ghislain Magritte
François Ghislain Magritte
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