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Belgian painter Rene Magritte finally has a permanent exhibition in his native Brussels, after much haggling over his estate. Some 30 works are now being exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art. A law was rushed through to enable Magritte’s distant relatives to pay off death duties by donating works of art to the nation. They opted not to do so, dispersing the contents of his house and studio. The two best-known canvases on show in the new exhibition are possibly “La Magie Noire” (“Black Magic”) and “L’Empire des Lumieres” (“Empire of Lights”). Magritte died in 1967 after barely earning a living for most of his life.