ID 1470326
Lot 315 | EDVARD MUNCH (1863-1945)
Estimate value
£ 50 000 – 70 000
The Kiss ('Kyss')
etching with open-bite, drypoint and burnisher
1895
on Arches laid paper
signed and inscribed avant lettre in red crayon
a very fine, early impression, printing with strong contrasts and a selectively wiped tone
printed by L. Angerer or C. Sabo, Berlin
the full sheet, the paper toned, the signature and inscription faded
Plate 34,3 x 27,2 cm. (13 ½ x 10 ¾ in.)
Sheet 56,7 x 44,3 cm. (22 ¼ x 17 ½ in.)
Literature
G. Schiefler, Verzeichnis des graphischen Werks Edvard Munchs bis 1906, Berlin, 1907, no. 22, p. 45.
G. Woll, The Complete Graphic Works, Oslo and London, 2012, no. 23, p. 56 (another impression ill.).
Exhibited
Hamburg, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Edvard Munch - ... aus dem modernen Seelenleben, March - May 2006, no. 203, p. 179, pl. 30 (ill.).
| Artist: | Edvard Munch (1863 - 1944) |
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| Applied technique: | Drypoint, Etching |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Symbolism |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Norway, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Prints & Multiples |
| Artist: | Edvard Munch (1863 - 1944) |
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| Applied technique: | Drypoint, Etching |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Symbolism |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Norway, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Prints & Multiples |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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