The Kiss

Painting · 1907–1908 · Vienna · Europe

Gold leaf and pattern in place of space, the peak of Klimt's Golden Period

Author: Gustav Klimt
Style: Art Nouveau — A new style of living lines: stems, waves and flowing hair rendered in iron, glass and stone
Century: 20th century

Made around the same time (±30 years)

1907 Les Demoiselles d'Avignon — Pablo Picasso · Cubism · Paris, Bateau-Lavoir
1915 Black Square — Kazimir Malevich · Russian avant-garde · Moscow
1893 The Scream — Edvard Munch · Expressionism · Kristiania (Oslo)
1922–1931 Christ the Redeemer — Paul Landowski, Heitor da Silva Costa · Art Deco · Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro
1889 The Starry Night — Vincent van Gogh · Post-Impressionism · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
1928–1930 Chrysler Building — William Van Alen · Art Deco · New York
1928–1931 Villa Savoye — Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret · Modern architecture (International Style) · Poissy, near Paris
1931 The Persistence of Memory — Salvador Dalí · Surrealism · Portlligat, Catalonia