The Kiss (Der Kuss)

1895

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

Otto Felsing

Printer, German, 1854 - 1920

The artwork "The Kiss (Der Kuss)" depicts a close embrace between two figures, shown from the side and mostly nude. The figures are intertwined, with their heads leaning into each other. Their facial features are softly rendered, with hair falling around their faces. The background features a large window with a view of surrounding buildings, framed by dark curtains. The composition is rendered in a monochromatic style, emphasizing texture and form.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1944.14.62

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 23, State b/c

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1964

  • The Turn of the Century, Kresge Art Center at Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1964, no. 24 (described as a lithograph).

2015

  • Edvard Munch: Archetypes, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, 2015.

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).

2001

  • Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001.

Wikidata ID

Q65019723

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