The Kiss Was Beautiful
The Kiss Was Beautiful
Signed Print
Tracey Emin
£900-£1,350
$1,750-$2,650 Value Indicator
$1,600-$2,450 Value Indicator
¥8,500-¥12,500 Value Indicator
€1,100-€1,600 Value Indicator
$9,000-$13,500 Value Indicator
¥180,000-¥270,000 Value Indicator
$1,150-$1,750 Value Indicator
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Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 500
Year: 2016
Size: H 70cm x W 50cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Bonhams New Bond Street - United Kingdom | The Kiss Was Beautiful - Signed Print | |||
| May 2024 | Bonhams New Bond Street - United Kingdom | The Kiss Was Beautiful - Signed Print | |||
| March 2024 | Bonhams New Bond Street - United Kingdom | The Kiss Was Beautiful - Signed Print | |||
| March 2024 | Tate Ward Auctions - United Kingdom | The Kiss Was Beautiful - Signed Print | |||
| December 2023 | Bonhams Knightsbridge - United Kingdom | The Kiss Was Beautiful - Signed Print | |||
| October 2023 | Chiswick Auctions - United Kingdom | The Kiss Was Beautiful - Signed Print | |||
| June 2023 | Bonhams Knightsbridge - United Kingdom | The Kiss Was Beautiful - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
This poignantly romantic print captures one of Tracey Emin’s works from her Neons collection. The text, from which the work takes its title, is executed in Emin’s distinctive handwriting with blue neon lights. Framed by an illuminated red love heart, the work is typical of Emin’s exploration of intimacy and relationships. Set against a black background to best show the glow of the neon lights, Emin’s signature and a kiss appear faintly in white beneath the neon work.
Poetic and personal, The Kiss Was Beautiful is a romantic work about reminiscing intimate moments between lovers. Like many of Emin’s other works in our Neons collection, the work captures these amorous words in Emin’s distinctive handwriting. Contained within a red illuminated love heart, the work has a romantic overtone that speaks to a universal audience about remembering cherished moments of intimacy. The kiss Emin writes beneath her signature at the bottom of the print signals her sense of familiarity with her viewers and collectors, as she plays with the universal desire to love and be loved.
