92. The Kiss

In 1880 Auguste Rodin was commissioned by the future Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris for the "Gates of Hell" project, a project that was partially completed, and which would produce two of his most famous works: "Gânditorul" ("The Thinker") and "Sărutul" ("The Kiss"). "Sărutul" ("The Kiss") was reworked in 1887 as an individual work, and later in 1898, following a commission from the French government, to which the sculptor would devote almost ten years.

Dimensions

depth 32 cm, width 32 cm, height 51 cm, custom 51 × 32 × 32 cm

Description

bronze with black patina, signed left side, by incision, "A. Rodin"; stamped at the base, "ARA KUNST"

Research information

Wax version made around 1886; first bronze casting using the lost-wax method, circa 1910-1919, by the foundry F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR, Paris; this casting is made by ARA KUNST foundry, Germany.

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