Picasso's The Lovers painting: which period is it an example of?

Question

rose, cubism, surreal, etc. 
and if you can, explain the techniques and other influences that you can see in this painting please

Answer 1

CLASSICISM

 

“After cubism, Picasso returned to more traditional patterns -- if not exactly classical ones -- and this period is thus known as his Classicist period. A typical example of this new style is “The Lovers”.”