Why it matters
A couple embraces in a darkened room, their faces merging into a single featureless shape. Munch had experimented with the motif since 1888–89; it became part of his Frieze of Life.
Did you know?
- It was completed in 1897.
- Only a sliver of daylight shows through the curtained window.
- It was exhibited as early as 1903.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Kiss (Munch) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
