The Kiss ☲ Klimt ☰ Art Print woodblock Van Gogh voluntarily admitted himself

Van Gogh voluntarily admitted himself to the asylum after the breakdown that resulted in mutilating his left ear

and lacking sufficient realism

with another couple in the background

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (1831) by Katsushika Hokusai

is one of the most famous works outside the United States by an American artist

The Kiss ☲ Klimt ☰ Art Print woodblock Van Gogh voluntarily admitted himselfThe Kiss (1908) by Gustav Klimt is considered to be one of Klimt's most important works, and is certainly the most well known. The painting depicts a couple embracing under intricate rectangular and floral patterned robes that reflect Art Nouveau as well as Arts and Crafts influences. The man is wearing a crown of vines and the woman a crown of flowers. Several theories exist as to who the couple is, with no definitive answer.