Irène Hamoir

Irène Hamoir (25 July 1906–17 May 1994) was a Belgian novelist and poet, the leading female member of the Belgian surrealist movement. Her poetry was published under the pen name Irine, and she appeared as Lorrie in the writings of her husband, Louis Scutenaire, and the works of René Magritte.

Born in Saint-Gilles into a family with ties to the circus, she worked as a secretary. She wrote her first poem, "Métallique" in 1925. At that time she first became involved with the burgeoning Belgian surrealist group forming around artists such as Magritte, Scutenaire, Marcel Mariën, and Paul Nougé. She married Louis Scutenaire in 1930.

After Scutenaire's death in 1987, she published her recollections of their life together as "Ma vie avec Scut". She died in Watermael-Boitsfort in 1994.

elect bibliography

Poetry

* "Œuvre poétique (1930-1945).", [published under the pen name Irine] . Saint-Generou près Saint Julien de Voventes: Maître François, 1949.
* "Ithos.", [published anonymously] , ill. Claudine Jamagne. Leyden: 1971.
* "L'Orichalcienne." La Louvière: Daily Bul, 1972.
* "Corne de brune (1925-1976).", ills René Magritte, Rachel Baes, Danielle, Jane Graverol & Claudine Jamagne. Brussels: Isy Brachot et Tom Gutt, 1976.
* "Le Comparse en fleurs et des aigrelettes." Paris: Éditions de l'Orycte, 1977.

Prose

* "La Cuve infernale." Brussels: Editions Lumière, 1944.
* "Boulevard Jacqmain." reprinted Brussels: Didier Devillez, 1996.
* "La Cuve infernale, Nouvelles, édition augmentée." Brussels: Editions Brassa, 1987.
* "Question à une tourterelle turque." Brussels: 1989.
* "Croquis de rue." Bassac: Plein Chant, 1992.

References

* Dewandeleer, Cécile, "HAMOIR, Irène..." in E. Gubin, C. Jacques, V. Piette & J. Puissant (eds), "Dictionnaire des femmes belges: XIX^e et XX^e siècles." Bruxelles: Éditions Racine, 2006. ISBN 2-87386-434-6

Further reading

* Marcel Mariën, "L'Activité surréaliste en Belgique (1924-1960)." Brussels: Editions Lebeer Hossmann, 1979.
* "Le mouvement surréaliste à Bruxelles et en Wallonie (1924-1947)." Paris: Centre Culturel Wallonie Bruxelles, 1988.
* "Irène Hamoir", Evelyn Delkop-Kornelis, Virginie Devillez & Micheline Colin, in "Irène, Scut, Magritte and C°", Brussels: Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, 1996 (pp. 20-67).

External links

* Magritte : "Irène Hamoir", 1936 (Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium) [http://193.190.214.109/webopac/FullBB.csp?WebAction=ShowFullBB&RequestId=611051_1&Profile=Default&OpacLanguage=fre&NumberToRetrieve=10&StartValue=15&WebPageNr=1&SearchTerm1=%20.2.3789&SearchT1=&Index1=Index24b&SearchMethod=Find_1]

* Magritte : "Irène Hamoir", 1948 (Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium) [http://193.190.214.109/webopac/FullBB.csp?WebAction=ShowFullBB&RequestId=445764_1&Profile=Default&OpacLanguage=fre&NumberToRetrieve=10&StartValue=3&WebPageNr=1&SearchTerm1=%20.2.5167&SearchT1=&Index1=Index22&SearchMethod=Find_1]