The Kiss

1895

Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, open bite, drypoint and aquatint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 34.61 × 27.78 cm (13 5/8 × 10 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 41.91 × 36.2 cm (16 1/2 × 14 1/4 in.)

  • Accession

    2016.6.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 23a

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Epstein Family Collection, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1907

  • Schiefler, Gustav. Verzeichnis des graphischen Werks Edvard Munchs bis 1906. vol. 1. Berlin, 1907 (reprinted 1974); and Schiefler, Gustav. Edvard Munch. Das graphische Werk 1906-1926. vol. 2. Berlin, 1927. (reprinted 1974): no. 22.

1990

  • Epstein, Sarah G. Edvard Munch: Master Prints from the Epstein Family Collection. Washington D.C., 1990: page 50.

2001

  • Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001: no. 23a

Inscriptions

lower right below image in graphite: Edv Munch; lower right below image in punched holes: RES; lower right in black ink: 70.; lower right in margin in graphite: Fruh[undeciphered] 50 Ex [undeciphered]; upper center verso by unknown hand in graphite: 37 x 42 1/4 [inverted]; upper center verso by unknown hand in graphite: [undeciphered] 202; lower left verso by unknown hand in graphite: C7894C

Markings

stamp, verso in red ink: ELS (not in Lugt)

Wikidata ID

Q76440540

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