DIVINE PICTURES OF TRUTH
The Lovers (1928) | René Magritte | Surrealist Painting | Art Print | Wall Frame
The Lovers (1928) | René Magritte | Surrealist Painting | Art Print | Wall Frame
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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. He witnessed her body being fished from the water, her wet nightgown wrapped around her face. Some have speculated that this trauma inspired a series of works in which Magritte obscured his subjects’ faces.
Magritte disagreed with such interpretations. He wrote, “They evoke mystery and, indeed, when one sees one of my pictures, one asks oneself this simple question, ‘What does it mean?’ It does not mean anything, because mystery means nothing either, it is unknowable.”
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1 .Matte: 12 X 18 inch high definition quality print - 300 gsm Matte Finish Art Paper Rolled in a Shipping Tube.
2. Frame: 14 X 20 inch finest quality photo frame - Golden/Black Frame Finish.
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