The Kiss in the Cemetery

With this blue-drenched illustration, Alexis Bacci brings love and death together in a scene both tender and macabre, as if to remind us that the strongest feelings sometimes bloom in the darkest places.

At the centre, a young couple kiss passionately beneath a red heart floating above them. The girl, on tiptoe, lifts one leg as in the great scenes of cinema. All around, skeletons emerge from their graves and watch, leaning on the headstones. Their epitaphs, full of dark humour, such as “Here lies a liar” or “Dead men tell no tales”, add a touch of irony.

In the background, an angel statue with outspread wings, entwined with brambles, keeps a sorrowful watch over the cemetery, while in the foreground two giant skulls frame the composition like a theatre curtain. Rendered almost entirely in shades of blue, the image lets only the red of the heart burst through. A piece for lovers of dark romanticism, offbeat Valentine’s Days and alternative comics – a gift for those whose love is till death and beyond.

This art print is produced by the Kyodai Print workshop on 210 gsm Fine Art paper. It is available in 30 × 40 cm, 50 × 70 cm and 70 × 100 cm.

Between 1970s manga, Italian-style horror and esotericism, Alexis Bacci draws dark, spellbinding worlds unlike any other.

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210 gsm Fine Art paper
Printed by Atelier Kyodai Print

Paper and process are chosen with the artist and the workshop to respect the original work. Every copy is checked before shipping. Printed in France.

Magnetic hanging bars: one 2 cm-wide natural wood bar at the top, one at the bottom, holding the print with magnets, with no holes and no damage to the paper. Lengths of 31, 51 and 71 cm to match the sizes, with a hanging cord. Delivered in the tube with your print.

Wooden frame: natural-finish wooden frame with a protective plexiglass front. Available for the 30 × 40 and 50 × 70 cm sizes. Your work arrives already framed, ready to hang: it ships in a box, not in a tube.

Made to order: another size, another paper, a special project? Send us your request: quote within 24 h, no commitment.

Ships within 5 business days in a hexagonal tube, tracked and insured. Fine Art prints travel in double packaging: a rigid round tube slipped inside a second square tube that keeps it from rolling and absorbs knocks. Works ordered with a wooden frame arrive already framed and ship in a box. Free shipping from €150 within mainland France (collectibles excluded).

Returns within 14 days, numbered editions included: the work comes back in its original tube, unframed and in perfect condition. Only prints dedicated to your name or made in a custom size cannot be returned or exchanged, unless faulty on arrival.