Today I made my way to the National Gallery in Washington, DC for the Edvard Munch: 150 Anniversary Tribute. The exhibit is small, but includes a number of the master’s best known images included the iconic Scream and the Madonna.
The most striking woodcut print in my mind, however, was an ochre print of a couple kissing, dated 1943. Further research dates the print to Munch’s last birthday - December 12, 1943. Apparently Munch chose his birthday to personally print the image. He died just five weeks later, never seeing his country liberated. The Kiss in the Field is therefore one of the last pieces Munch worked on. The image will find its way into the novel somehow - most likely as part of subplot I’ve temporarily designated as the last muse segments. Tonight - remembering the image - tomorrow a scene inspired by the image.
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