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Our paintings are all done 100% by hand, and the final layers are applied with the characteristic heavy brush strokes of Gustav Klimt. This also means that we are not only reproducing the motive of the painting - we also reproduce the structure and texture of this masterpiece. This ensures that the final painting has not only the look but also the feel of a true Gustav Klimt, a complete reproduced masterpiece. To be sure, a first class reproduction of The Kiss on your wall is certainly miles beyond what a print or poster can offer, and it truly brings Gustav Klimt and his unique style of painting, right to your home.

When ordering your painting, expect a minimum of 2 -3 weeks for the painting along with 1-2 weeks for delivery. So a total of 3-4 weeks from you order the painting until you receive it. All paintings are dried once the painting is completed, and once the paint is completely dry, they are rolled in a painting tube and shipped by courier directly to you, free of charge. Once the painting is shipped, we forward you the tracking number so you can track the package if you should so desire.

he Kiss represents the culmination of Klimt's "golden period"; it became the emblem of the Secession. It is a clear symbol of the reconciliation and union of the man and woman. Klimt's Kiss has been compared, with a certain irony, to the Mona Lisa, both pictures owing some of their fascination to a complexity of meaning. Many see a new development in Klimt's ability to paint the union of the sexes can also be seen in this work, whereas he had previously above all painted the battle between them. Some observers, however, observe no change in Klimt's attitude, and regard The Kiss as in a more subtle way describing the exact impossibility of fulfillment arising from the tensions between the sexes.

So what about the contrasting elements of ornamentation based on squares for the man and circles for the woman. Do these complement each another, or is there antagonism between them? Do the two figures not stay at a certain distance from each another, despite their embrace, and could this in fact indicate the lack of an actual relationship between the two of them? What is clear is that the man dominates the situation and takes the initiative for the kiss. While the woman offers no resistance, her hands are tense and her toes grip the rock; in anger or voluptuous pleasure? Klimt knows the ambivalence of the relationship between the perennial figures of Adam and Eve: he modeled himself for his Adam, while holding his beloved, Emilie Floge, in his arms.

Whether the embrace is close or distant, the garments that clothe the figures defuse the sexual impact of the painting. The strikingly virtuoso juxtaposition of colors is reminiscent of Eastern Mediterranean illuminated manuscripts. As a lover of luxuriant decor, Klimt observes this intimate scene as if through a kaleidoscope. The profusion of gold and lavish materials also contributes to give the painting a breathtaking aura which made it possible for the Kiss to not only escape censorship - but to be enthusiastically received by the public and win the acclaim of the puritanical bourgeoisie.

Klimt's success with The Kiss led to the recognition of his contribution to modem European art. The Kiss was procured for the Austrian nation even before the end of Kunstschau in 1908, where The Kiss was exhibited. For this great exhibition, he was even asked to give the opening address in honor of the Emperor Franz Josef's diamond jubilee. He used this opportunity to affirm his fundamental conviction, unchanged by the evolution of his work, that:

"no area of human life is so insignificant or trivial that it cannot offer scope for artistic endeavor.., the humblest thing, executed to perfection, serves to increase the beauty of this earth, and progress in culture can be grounded only in the ever more progressive permeation of the whole of life with artistic purpose".

The Kiss is currently at display at the Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere museum, which is housed in the Belvedere palace, in Vienna, Austria.

Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt himself was born on the July 14, 1862, in Baumgarten near Vienna. The son of a gold engraver, Klimt became was an and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by a frank eroticism. His major works include paintings, murals, sketches, and other art objects. One of the most common themes Klimt used was that of the dominant woman, the femme fatale. His work also benefitted from an eclectic range of influence including Egyptian, Minoan, Classical Greek, and Byzantine inspirations.

Klimt's most celebrated works comes from his so-called "Golden Period". Many of his paintings from this period used gold leaf. In this period, Klimt often utilized the elegant use of gold or colored decoration, spirals and swirls, and phallic shapes to conceal the more erotic positions of the motif. This can be seen in The Kiss, as well as in Judith I and Danaë.

His later more mature works are characterized by a rejection of his earlier naturalistic styles, and make use of symbols or symbolic elements to convey psychological ideas and emphasize the "freedom" of art from traditional culture.

Among the other memorable saying from Gustav Klimt, which is definitely among the more well known throughout the history of art is this:

"All Art is erotic"

It could never be more true than from looking at The Kiss.