The Kiss

1895

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image depicts an etching of two individuals embracing. Both individuals are shown in full body, intertwined closely. The left person has short, dark hair and their back is to the viewer. The right person is facing the other, with long, loose dark hair cascading down their back. Both figures are naked and standing on a ledge in front of an etched window frame and drapes. In the background, there is a building with windows and faint illustrations of people below, seen through the window. The focus is on the figures against a dark background that accentuates their forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint and aquatint

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 52.9 × 38.7 cm (20 13/16 × 15 1/4 in.)
    image: 32.7 × 26.3 cm (12 7/8 × 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.148.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Clarence C. and Jane Franklin Collection, New York; (sale, Kaare Bernsten, Oslo, 27 November 1979, lot 5); to the Epstein Family Collection, Washington DC.

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