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Inspired by “the kiss” by gustav klimt

the kiss is an oil painting, with added silver and gold leaf by the austrian symbolist painter gustav klimt, and was painted between 1907 and 1908 during the height of klimt’s “golden period”. The painting depicts a couple embracing one another, their bodies entwined in elaborate beautiful robes decorated in a style influenced by the contemporary art nouveau style and the organic forms of the earlier arts and crafts movement. The painting hangs in the sterreichische galerie belvedere museum in the belvedere palace, vienna, and is widely considered a masterpiece of the early modern period. It is an icon of the jugendstilviennese art nouveauand is considered klimt’s most popular work.

• Soft enamel pin
• Single posted
• Rubber clasp