"The
Kiss"
Wall Plaque by Gustav Klimt
Handpainted Resin with hanger on back
11.5 inches high
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kiss (original Der Kuss) was painted by Gustav Klimt, and is probably his
most famous work. He began work on it in 1907 and it is the highpoint of his
so-called 'Golden Period'. It depicts a couple, in various shades of gold and
symbols, sharing a kiss against a bronze background.
When he painted The Kiss Klimt was 45 and still lived at home with his mother
and two unmarried sisters - but behind the respectable facade he was a man with
a ferocious sexual appetite. Klimt fathered at least three illegitimate children
and probably many more. He was obsessed by women and he had a fixation with
redheads. It is no surprise that the woman in The Kiss has red hair. According
to writer Frank Whitford: "Together the man and the woman form the shape of
a penis and I think that is intentional - it's about sex and about the
fulfillment of sex between a man and a woman."
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