The Lovers
ArtistRene Magritte
Year1928
MediumOil on canvas
LocationMoMA, New York
About The Lovers
Two figures kiss while their heads are wrapped in cloth. The cloth prevents intimacy, a recurring Magritte theme. Some see it as autobiographical, referencing his mothers death by drowning when he was 14. The shrouds make the kiss impossible.
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