2- The Lovers
This Magritte painting is surrealist in style. It represents a couple kissing on the lips.
The faces of the two lovers are covered by veils. It was painted by the artist in 1928 and is currently on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Les Amants is a Magritte painting that consists of four artworks, numbered I to IV.
Les Amants II shows the same couple holding hands but not kissing. Their faces are always covered by a veil. In Lovers III and IV, the couple's faces are uncovered but the man no longer has a body. His head is floating.
THE MAGRITTE MUSEUM IN BRUSSELS
A section of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium has been dedicated to René Magritte. In the Hôtel du Lotto, visitors can discover the rich paintings of the Magritte Museum. It is the world's richest collection of artworks by the Belgian painter.
Three floors offer a chronological tour of his artwork.
The old house transformed into the Magritte Museum
Since 1999, a Magritte museum has been open in Jette, Belgium. It is housed in the house he lived in with his wife Georgette between 1930 and 1954. It was in this house that the artist painted most of his artwork.
The painter's living room is preserved in its original state. His studio in the garden and the dining room are two other very emblematic places in this building. In Magritte's artworks we find many elements contained in the house: fireplace, door handles, aviary, etc. A biographical exhibition of the artist is presented on the first floor.
Visitors can admire drawings and watercolours by the Belgian painter as well as a collection of personal objects.