Who created "The Kiss"?

The Kiss was created by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner in 1930.

What medium is "The Kiss"?

The Kiss is woodcut on wove paper.

Is "The Kiss" in the public domain?

Yes, The Kiss is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Kiss

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

1930

Medium

woodcut on wove paper

Dimensions

plate: 40.5 × 33.5 cm (15 15/16 × 13 3/16 in.) sheet: 54.7 × 42.5 cm (21 9/16 × 16 3/4 in.)

Classification

Department

CG-W

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

Accession Number

2012.92.702

About the Artist

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1880–1938

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was born on May 6, 1880, in Aschaffenburg, Germany, to parents Ernst and Maria Kirchner, part of a family of Prussian descent that frequently relocated due to his father's career as a chemical technician. After early schooling in various towns, he studied architecture at the Königliche Technische Hochschule (Technical University) in Dresden from 1901 to 1905, taking courses i...

The Kiss

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