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Black, red, and blue woodcut print on wove paper of a couple embracing while engaging in a kiss.

Black woodcut print on wove paper of a couple kissing. The couple embrace each other with the man facing away from, and the woman facing towards, the viewer. The man holds the woman’s waist and neck as the woman drapes her hands atop his shoulders. The man’s dark hair is short and similar in color to his suit, while the woman’s hair is largely obscured. The woman wears a long-sleeved, floor-length dress that blends into the colors of the background. The area surrounding the couple clearly depicts the grain and knots of the wood on which the image was carved.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M20287
People
Edvard Munch, Norwegian (Loiten, Norway 1863 - 1944 Ekely, Norway)
Title
The Kiss I
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Mirror
Former Title: The Kiss
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1897
Culture
Norwegian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/252925

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut printed in black ink and red and blue watercolor on cream wove paper, mounted by the artist on coarse brown paper
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
sheet: 44.5 x 37.5 cm (17 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower right, in graphite: Edv. Munch 1897
  • collector's mark: red stamp on brown mounting paper to left and below printing paper: H S [monogram; Heinrich Stinnes (Lugt 1376a)]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i
Standard Reference Number
Woll 114, Schiefler 102B I

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Lynn and Philip A. Straus, Class of 1937
Object Number
M20287
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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