It presumes that we can not be harmed if we never give ourselves away completely. It was believed to be finished in 1928 but it was not dated. It would not be nearly as mysterious with a clear, concise, and unambiguous statement on the underlying themes of it. “My painting is visible images which conceal nothing. What do you feel about The Lovers? He had his first exhibition and became a fixture in the Surrealist movement. In Les Amants, two people embrace in a kiss through the white fabric shielding them from one another, hiding them from sight both from each other and from the viewer. The paintings present to the observer a moment in time. The white cloths swathing their heads and coiling over their shoulders could be part of a game, a comment on mysteries, secrecy or pretence between people, or something more sinister.When René Magritte was thirteen his mother’s body was found in the river, supposedly with her nightgown around her face. En ella, se representa en primer plano el beso de una pareja con los rostros cubiertos por unas telas que ocultan sus identidades. The white sheet could be a metaphor for the lovers being guarded against each other. As much as we may yearn to be as one with another, so as not to feel alone, to feel safe(? Les Amants This iconic work called Le Amants or The Lovers was painted by the artist in 1928 and is the first in a series of four variations of the same title. Just saying! Magritte’s works inspire questions from the first moment of viewing. Rene Magritte's mother's body was found in a river and it is said that her face was wrapped up in the fabric of her skirt.If this story holds any truth and Magritte saw his mother or heard the tale, then it could explain the strange fixation Magritte had on fabric-covered people such as in Les Amants and others of a similar theme.It has also been suggested by some that his fascination with this style came from the interest many of his contemporaries had in the novel and film character Fantômas, who wore fabric draped over his face to disguise his identity.It is impossible to say for certain what Magritte's inspiration was in displaying the lovers this way. He resisted interpretations of his works, scorning the flight from the poetry and mystery of an image into comfortable explanations.Text © National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2010 A man leans from behind to press cheeks with a woman who faces straight out from the centre of the canvas, as though for a portrait. Either way the paintings have been separated by time; the one displayed here is currently in a private collection in New York, while the one with the man and the woman standing together outside is in the National Gallery of Australia. Magritte manipulated perception, encouraging the betrayal of images. Do you believe that you know everything about your lover?

His matter-of-fact style deliberately eschewed the assumption that these images were simply the expression of personal fantasy or private neurosis. It was one of the set of paintings created by Magritte in 1927-28. It depicts The Belgian painter is known for depicting ordinary objects in an unusual context. While Magritte acheived fame for a number of his paintings, the series of paintings which fascinate me are The Lovers, or Les Amants. Here are some worthwhile questions students and teachers can consider while viewing this piece. Who knows?“I feel in many ways we (are) all walking holding hands with our veils over our faces, concealing our feelings and secrets.” Sean, I couldn’t agree with you more.

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