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Peter Behrens
The Kisscirca 1898

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Color print of two faces in profile kissing, surrounded by swirling interlocked hair in tan, brown, and gold filling the entire composition, with dusty blue accents
Art Nouveau print of two figures kissing in profile, their faces framed by elaborate swirling hair rendered in warm amber and brown tones against a muted blue-gray ground, with a monogram in the lower left corner.
Artist or Maker
Peter Behrens
Germany, 1868-1940
Title
The Kiss
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1898
Medium
Woodcut printed in green, rust, dark brown, medium brown and light brown on thin laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 10 11/16 x 8 7/16 in. (27.2 x 21.5 cm); Sheet: 14 9/16 x 11 in. (37 x 28) cm
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Accession Number
M.82.288.40
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Selected Bibliography

  • Davis, Bruce. German Expressionist Prints and Drawings: The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1989; Munich, Germany: Prestel, 1989.