1922年他與童年玩伴若爾熱特·貝爾熱(英語:Georgette Berger)結婚,其中兩人早在1913年時便已經認識。1920年12月至1921年9月期間,馬格利特曾經在駐紮於利奧波德斯布爾格附近的比利時陸軍服役。而在1922年至1933年期間他則曾經於壁紙工廠擔任工程繪圖人員(英語:Drafter),負責花紋設計以及海報暨廣告設計等工作。一直到1926年以後,他與在位於布魯塞爾新成立的人馬畫廊(Galerie Le Centaure)簽下合約後,開始從事全職的繪畫工作,
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