Wojciech Weiss’s The Kiss on the Grass (1899) captures an intimate moment in a somewhat abstracted, dreamlike landscape. The painting, featuring two figures lying close together, is notable for its soft, muted color palette and flowing forms, which evoke a sense of quiet intimacy.
The Kiss on the Grass is an early example of the Symbolism movement and marks a transition towards modernist styles like Expressionism and Art Nouveau. Symbolism, prominent in the late 19th century, sought to represent emotional and spiritual realities through dreamlike, often mysterious imagery, rather than focusing on strict realism. Weiss captures this with the soft blending of the figures into their natural surroundings, using color and form to evoke mood rather than precise detail.