Two Young Women Kissing | Louis-Léopold Boilly | 1790-94 Franz Xaver Winterhalter Through dramatic contrasts of light

Through dramatic contrasts of light

and fantasy quietly haunt the corners of domestic life

and also spent time in Paris in 1872

and curiosity can be as irresistible as they are dangerous

Two Young Women Kissing | Louis-Léopold Boilly | 1790-94 Franz Xaver Winterhalter Through dramatic contrasts of lightAbout the artwork: Two Young Women Kissing is a small oil on canvas genre painting by the French artist Louis Lopold Boilly that depicts an intimate moment between two women in a quiet interior setting. Boillys composition captures the figures closely embracing and sharing a kiss, with detailed attention to the textures of their clothing and the intimate space around them, reflecting everyday life and private emotion in late eighteenth century France.