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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.
René François Ghislain Magritte (French: [ʁəne fʁɑ̃swa ɡilɛ̃ maɡʁit]; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and boundaries of reality and representation. [1]
The Son of Man (French: Le fils de l'homme) is a 1964 painting by the Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte. It is perhaps his best-known artwork. [1] Magritte painted it as a self-portrait. [2] The painting consists of a man in an overcoat and a bowler hat standing in front of a low wall, beyond which are the sea and a cloudy sky. The man ...
Poe was one of Magritte's favorite authors and he made other references to the author in his work. For example, the title of the 1938 painting The Domain of Arnheim was taken from the 1847 Poe short story of the same name. [5] Magritte painted another portrait of Edward James titled The Pleasure Principle (1937). It depicts James from the front ...
The Lovers [41] 1928 The Museum of Modern Art; Gift of Richard S. Zeisler Oil on canvas 54 x 73.4 cm Literal Meaning II [42] 1929 Menil Collection (Houston. Tex.) Oil on canvas 73 x 54 cm Literal Meaning IV [43] 1929 Oil on canvas 73 x 54 cm Literal Meaning VI [44] 1929 Oil on canvas 54 x 73 cm The Treason of Images (This is not a Pipe) [45] 1929
Fifteen years ago, Leslie Knope, a character on the hit TV series "Parks and Recreation," introduced a new way of celebrating love: Galentine’s Day.
The Human Condition (La condition humaine) is the title of four paintings by the Belgian surrealist René Magritte.One was completed in 1933 and is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. [1] Another one was completed in 1935 and is part of the Simon Spierer Collection in Geneva, Switzerland. [2]
Forever 21 is closing stores as the fast-fashion retailer's U.S. operator is considering bankruptcy, five years after the company escaped Chapter 11, according to multiple reports.. The Los ...