Title: Kiss by the Window
Dimensions: 73 x 92
Media: Oil on canvas
Date: 1892
References: edvard-munch.com, arthistory.about.com
Edvard Munch stated “In my art I have tried to explain to
myself life and its meaning I have also tried to help others to clarify their
lives" (edvard-munch). Munch was an artist of the Expressionism and
Symbolism movement and many of his artwork depicted the calamities of life. He was known to play up the tormented artist
role but it was said that it was all part of his artist persona and that he had
the intellect to know what would sell. The portrait Kiss by the Window displays
a dark, romantic tone of blue, which presents a subtle tone of eroticism. The
woman fades into the image of the man and they are both frozen in the private
passionate moment. I chose this piece because it gives off a type of voyeuristic
tone. The most intimate and passionate moments between lovers are usually
private and not shared with anyone else.
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