René Magritte · 1928

The Lovers

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A man and a woman kissing through cloth shrouds — Magritte's most haunting early image, painted four years after his mother's suicide. MoMA.

Up to 24 × 18 in · landscape

Size

Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.

Format & finish

Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.

Scale next to a 5'10" person

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Materials & quality

›Canvas & inks

Giclée-printed on archival cotton canvas with fade-resistant pigment inks, hand-stretched over wooden bars. Gallery-wrapped — ready to hang with no extra frame needed.

›Floater frame

Hand-finished solid wood floater frame in five finishes. The canvas sits inside with a clean shadow gap — the way galleries hang contemporary canvas.

›Posters

Premium archival paper — 200 gsm soft matte or 230 gsm vibrant glossy. Ships flat or rolled, ready for your own frame.

›Faithful to the source

Printed from the highest-resolution museum and archive scans available. Each painting's maximum size is capped at what its source scan can support at gallery quality.

About this painting

The story of The Lovers

The Lovers is a surrealist painting by René Magritte, made in Paris in 1928. It is 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. The barrier of fabric transforms an act of passion, such as a kiss, into an act of frustration, representing the lovers who cannot be together. Currently, it is located in the MoMA of New York City, as a part of Richard S. Zeisler's collection.

Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

About the artist

René Magritte

René François Ghislain Magritte 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. His imagery has influenced pop art, minimalist art, and conceptual art.

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Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Frequently asked

The Lovers— questions & answers

›What is the meaning of Magritte's The Lovers?

Painted in 1928, it shows a man and a woman kissing through cloth shrouds — intimacy made impossible. The image is often linked to the drowning of Magritte's mother four years earlier, though he resisted single explanations.

›Can I buy a print of The Lovers by Magritte in the US?

Yes — Chromora prints The Lovers on museum-quality archival cotton canvas, hand-finished in Ottawa and shipped anywhere in the USA. A single print over $100 USD ships free.

›Where is the original The Lovers?

The original is held at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.

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