The Kiss

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The Kiss is a painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that depicts an intimate, melancholic embrace between two lovers, characteristic of his emotionally charged, Symbolist style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting ⓘ
work of art ⓘ
artist Edvard Munch ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Norway ⓘ
creator Edvard Munch ⓘ
creatorNationality Norwegian ⓘ
depicts embrace ⓘ
interior scene ⓘ
intimacy ⓘ
kiss ⓘ
melancholy ⓘ
silhouetted figures ⓘ
two lovers ⓘ
window ⓘ
genre expressionist painting ⓘ
symbolist painting ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn 20th‑century depictions of romantic love ⓘ
modern expressionist painting ⓘ
hasVersion The Kiss (1892 oil version) ⓘ
linked to: The Kiss

The Kiss (1897 oil version) ⓘ
linked to: The Kiss

The Kiss (lithograph) ⓘ
linked to: The Kiss (woodcut)

The Kiss (woodcut) ⓘ
influencedBy European fin‑de‑siècle culture ⓘ
Symbolist literature ⓘ
languageOfTitle Norwegian ⓘ
mainSubject emotional intimacy ⓘ
lovers ⓘ
melancholic mood ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ
movement Symbolism ⓘ
originalTitle Kysset ⓘ
partOfSeries The Frieze of Life ⓘ
seriesTheme anxiety ⓘ
death ⓘ
existential themes ⓘ
love ⓘ
style emotionally charged ⓘ
proto‑expressionist ⓘ
symbolist ⓘ
theme ambivalence of love ⓘ
emotional isolation ⓘ
loss of individuality ⓘ
melancholic love ⓘ
union of lovers ⓘ
usesTechnique dark palette ⓘ
flattened space ⓘ
simplified forms ⓘ
strong contrasts ⓘ

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Edvard Munch → notableWork → The Kiss ⓘ
The Kiss (Munch painting) → hasVersion → The Kiss (1892 oil version) ⓘ
subject linked to: The Kiss
linked to: The Kiss
The Kiss (Munch painting) → hasVersion → The Kiss (1897 oil version) ⓘ
subject linked to: The Kiss
linked to: The Kiss
The Frieze of Life → hasPart → The Kiss ⓘ
Le Baiser → hasTitle → The Kiss ⓘ
Le Baiser → hasEnglishTitle → The Kiss ⓘ