1922 April 26th. b. Haine-Saint-Pierre, Belgium. Belgian Painter. 1938 Met the poets Achille Chavee and Andre Lorent and joined their Groupe de recherches surréalistes (Surrealist Research Group) - Rupture. 1940 Meets Rene Magritte whilest in Raoul Ubac's house in Brussels. During the War years ceased painting. Worked in a factory by day and by night worked for the Belgian Resistance. 1947 Distance himself from Surrealism. 2005? Sept. 25 th. d. Paris See Bio -> and wiki (Fr) ->. See Timeline