The Kiss

The painting ‘The Kiss’ was produced by an Austrian artist by the name of Gustav Klimt. This original painting was first made in 1907 to 1908 in Vienna. A paint palette with a variety of colours and a few different sized paintbrushes were used to create this painting. The size of this painting is quite large because of Gustav’s long work with large murals. An erotic moment of passion between two people is represented in this painting. The two figures are blended by the colour of their clothing making it seem like they are wrapped in a blanket to be tied together eternally in love.
Different shades of brown, orange and yellow were mixed and used as the main colours. Red, pink, blue and green are the colours that also appear in the painting. ‘The painting does not show any forms of shadow or light appearing. Gustav seemed to have used the same soft and smooth b...