Der Kuss (The Kiss)

Artist Peter Behrens German, 1868 - 1940

Date1898

MediumColor woodcut printed in dark brown, light brown, olive green, blue, red, and black

Dimensions26.9 x 21.6 cm (10 9/16 x 8 1/2 in.)

ClassificationsVisual Works

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number1972.28

DescriptionVertical composition showing two figures facing each other, heads tilted, lips touching. Hair of two figures forms whiplash curves that entertwine and frame their heads. Figures have white skin and brown hair. Background is uniform aqua-blue color. Published in "Pan" magazine (vol. IV, no. 2, 1898).

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