Der Kuss II - The Kiss II

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944) · 1897

CHF 3,000,000 hammer

≈ $3,750,900≈ £2,775,771≈ €3,210,013 Show prices also in

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Medium: Woodcut / linocut · Prints & multiples all woodcut / linocut results →
As published: “Colour woodcut on copperplate paper”
Support: Paper
Signed / inscribed: Signed by the artist in pencil
Category: Prints (general)
Dimensions: 60.9 x 46.4 cm, printing block; 66.1 x 48.8 cm, sheet size
Auction house: Kornfeld
Sale: Auction 288: Edvard Munch - Live Auction (288)
Date: September 11, 2025
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Lot: 821
Estimate: CHF 3,000,000 – — (≈ $3,750,900) (≈ £2,775,771) (≈ €3,210,013)
Source: Auction house kornfeld.ch ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

Provenance (4)

Graphisches Kabinett, Berlin, acquired there in 1916 by
Collection Heinrich Stinnes (1867-1932), Cologne, with the collector's stamp Lugt 4436
From the Stinnes estate, mediated by Carl Meder & Co, Berlin, in 1933 to
Collection Arnold Budczies, Berlin, with the collector's stamp on the back

Exhibitions (6)

Frankfurt am Main 1952, Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Edvard Munch, Graphik, cat. no. 49
Florence 1964, Palazzo Strozzi, L'Espressionismo, pittura, scultura, architettura, cat. no. 33
Bremen 1970, Kunsthalle, Edvard Munch, Druckgraphik, Auswahl aus einer bremischen Privatsammlung, cat. no. 56
Hamburg 2006, Kunsthalle, Edvard Munch, '... aus dem modernen Seelenleben', cat. no. 224
Riehen 2007, Fondation Beyeler, Edvard Munch, Zeichen der Moderne, cat. no. 82
Ingelheim 2022, Internationale Tage, Edvard Munch, Meisterblätter, p. 41

Literature (1)

Catalogue raisonné: Gerd Woll, Edvard Munch, The Complete Graphic Works, Oslo 2012, no. 115/II, one of the copies mentioned there and the copy illustrated there

As published by Kornfeld.

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