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The Lovers I (1928), is one of a small group of pictures painted by Magritte in Paris in 1927-28, in which the identity of the figures is mysteriously shrouded in white cloth.
The Lovers (French: Les Amants (French pronunciation: [lez‿amɑ̃])) is a surrealist painting by René Magritte, made in Paris in 1928. It's the first in a series of four variations, and in the painting two people can be seen kissing passionately with their faces covered in a white cloth hiding their identities.
Frustrated desires are a common theme in René Magritte’s work. Here, a barrier of fabric prevents the intimate embrace between two lovers, transforming an act of passion into one of isolation and frustration. The artist was 14 when his mother committed suicide by drowning.
The Lovers II, 1928 by Rene Magritte. The Lovers II (1928), is an oil on canvas depicting two individuals locked in an embrace. The figures are kissing one another through veils. They are situated in a room with the back wall, side wall and ceiling showing.
In the echo of Belgian artist René Magritte’s words, the mystique of his painting The Lovers becomes immediately apparent. At first glance, the canvas appears to depict an ordinary display of affection: a couple occupying the center of the frame, positioned against a vast, seemingly infinite void, entwined in a passionate kiss.
Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images. Magritte painted four variations of The Lovers in 1928. We recognize such a close-up of a kiss from the movies. But in the two most well-known versions of the paintings is one mysterious element—the faces shrouded in cloth.
The series of four paintings titled Les Amants (The Lovers) by René Magritte are unique in their depiction of two lovers, posed differently in each painting with backgrounds that are seemingly random and unrecognizable, as if they are in a different world altogether, or a cinematic world.
"The Lovers," painted in 1928, is a masterpiece that epitomizes Magritte's unique style and thematic preoccupations. At first glance, the painting appears straightforward—a couple locked in a tender embrace, their faces veiled by white fabric.
The lovers was painted by Rene Magritte in which two figures naturally male and a female were locked in an embrace. The face of both of these figures was covered with a cloth and they were kissing one another through veils. They both were placed in a room having a side wall, back wall and a ceiling.
In his painting "The Lovers," René Magritte depicts an intertwined couple kissing through a white sheet covering their heads. The genders of the characters are only discernible through their attire. The woman wears a red dress, and the man she kisses wears a black suit.