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Who painted the kiss better? Vote for your favorite!

Magritte made the kiss mysterious. Chagall made it weightless. Which speaks more to you?

Vote for your favorite by commenting "A" or "B" below – and let us know why!

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Neither. I prefer Gustave Klimt’s

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I vote B because A has to much psychological baggage. B is about a pure and simple kiss.

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Haha. Well said Tomd. You verbalized what I was feeling perfectly! Too much psychological baggage vs. a pure and simple kiss.

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I say B because it is more my style. It catches my eye and makes me look deeper. It reads better for me. A creeps me out a little.

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DebMay 15, 2026

A- I love the symbolism that we sometimes don't really know each other, we hide our true selves from our lovers/partners, the passion is there but we don't look deeper or are afraid to look deeper.

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Good explanation of A. I hadn’t thought of it that way.

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Fabiano CaporossiMay 19, 2026
Translated from Português

Nothing like a different and sensitive view to describe this kiss.

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Courtney LangmoreMay 16, 2026

Elena's description of how he bends to wrap her in that protective embrace just made me tear up a little. B, absolutely. That painting is a whole love story in one frame.

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B

Why Chagall’s 'Birthday' speaks to my heart directly. 💖

​For me, it is a definitive choice. While Magritte’s 'The Lovers' feels cold, static, and carries a heavy sense of isolation—almost like sightless statues—Chagall’s masterpiece is a pure celebration of life and love.

​It is not a frozen moment; you can actually feel their continuous, dancing motion around the room. The figures are beautifully contrasted in dark tones to stand out, surrounded by the fiery red floor of pure passion. Here, love coexists with warmth, home, and comfort. He isn't just flying; he bends to wrap her in a protective, tender embrace, and she lifts off with him in absolute delight and reciprocity. This is what true happiness looks like!

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B— Chagall speaks to the feel of weightlessness when you kiss someone you love. ❤

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Marion OttoMay 15, 2026

A it is more intimate. B seems dreamlike, unreal.

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B. look at the effort it takes for him to turn his head around!

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Disabled UserSep 17, 2026

B. Chagall, if you knew him had very loving intent and it could be seen in how contorted the figures were done. "I would bend over backwards to kiss my love."

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I vote for A I like the piece better and I think it expresses that blindness that often comes with love. There are so many amaizing pieces based on this theme.

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Tóti Ripper May 17, 2026

A

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Narcisa.artMay 17, 2026

I votează A because it suggests passion, unknown and adventure,B îs somewhat forced kiss

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Jacqueline DaisleyMay 17, 2026

Maybe it's just me, but they're both a bit disturbing. Guess it's not my kind of art.

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Jennifer StepanikMay 16, 2026

A - love is always a mystery and you'll never fully know what's in another person's heart or mind if you're only tuning in with your physical senses

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Magdalena May 16, 2026
Translated from Português

A absolutely

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AnonymousMay 16, 2026

A of course, I love the mystery of Magritte, it gives food for thought.

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AnonymousMay 16, 2026

A

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Neither. Both leave me cold.

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Bill RichardsMay 16, 2026

B, no question. That floating, swept up feeling Chagall captured says more about being in love than a thousand words ever could.

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Deborah FryerMay 15, 2026

Chagall.

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B all the way for me! What @TomdWood said.

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Molly Renner May 15, 2026

Lol forgot to say why. It looks to me like there's more passion.

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Molly Renner May 15, 2026

B

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A

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a

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A because it is simple and the flow.

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I like A, it's much more mysterious

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B! I love the whimsy of Chagall

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cojan4d ago

B

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Anonymous4d ago

Prefer Brâncuși’s The Kiss so I’ll join the other contrarians in this thread.

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A

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A is clean to be noticed and understandable even speaks louder to the meaning.

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A

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"B". For the emotion which her hair wears and presence of mind of her smile.

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B more hard and passionate

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Isnard BarrozzoSep 19, 2026
Translated from Português

This is the version of "Kiss" elaborated by Isnard Barrozzo and generated with the luxurious aid of AI...

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Jacqueline DaisleySep 15, 2026

For some reason, both are disturbing to me. So, I choose neither.

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A, more mystery and very nice painted by a great Belgian Artist!

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CatalinSep 15, 2026

I love Marc Chagal!

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William Valbuena LagosSep 15, 2026

I vote A : because the first painting is more clear and gives an immediate visual impact to the eyes.

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Duy Bui-NguyenSep 14, 2026

C - Klimt

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Diana KempSep 14, 2026

A. Love is certainly blind.

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A is very mysterious and I like the Idea.

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Erin M SchwartzSep 11, 2026

B

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Sarah D FranklinSep 11, 2026

“A” makes me think of people just starting out as a couple. Hiding all their ugly parts.

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Karin GianniniSep 8, 2026

Definitely A!!! It’s more provocative!!!

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Giovanni RiccaSep 8, 2026

A. Is much better

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Don PuckettSep 7, 2026

a

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Sherri NordhausSep 7, 2026

Can I vote neither?

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