The Kiss by Gustav Klimt, 1907
There's actual gold leaf on this, plus silver and platinum — his father was a gold engraver, it's said, so he knew the trade before he ever painted. When it first went on show it was listed under a plainer name, just 'lovers'.
Erisava: Is the gold doing all the work here, or would this still be romantic in plain paint?
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Her toes are hanging off the edge of something. Nobody ever mentions the edge.