How delicious is the winning of a kiss at love’s beginning.
– Thomas Campbell
The Kiss – Edvard Munch
I think this painting by Edvard Munch, is a beautiful and meaningful interpretation of The Kiss.
The faces of the lovers where intertwined, there is no beginning and there is no end. The kiss feels like it stops time, where the lovers are in a world of their own, where no one can intrude. It gives an appearance of oneness, sharing the breath of life. The lovers were equal in their pursuit of romantic union, even if only for a fleeting moment.
Munch completed his work in 1897. It was done in oil and now currently exhibited at the Munch Museum. Munch excelled in Expressionism style.
This painting is in my bucket list. I would certainly love to see this painting in person in my lifetime.
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Did you know?
There is a superstition that if there are bubbles on your cup of coffee or tea, there is a kiss coming your way. Watch that cuppa! 😉
‘‘ A kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years.’’
-Rupert Brooke
( 1887 – 1915 )