what is the other name of painter rene?
Brussels, Belgium. RenÃ© Magritte, in full RenÃ©-FranÃ§ois-Ghislain Magritte (born Nov. 21, 1898, Lessines, Belg.âdied Aug. 15, 1967, Brussels) Belgian artist, one of the most prominent Surrealist painters, whose bizarre flights of fancy blended horror, peril, comedy, and mystery.