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Famous Kiss of Lovers Bronze Sculpture by the Famous Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin has been appreciated for decades as one of the pre-eminent Realist sculptors of the late
nineteenth- and early twentieth-century. Rodin's goal, as he put it, was "to render inner feelings through
muscular movement." He achieved this aim by joining his profound knowledge of anatomy and movement
with special attention to the body's surfaces, saying, "The sculptor must learn to reproduce the surface,
which means all that vibrates on the surface, soul, love, passion, life...Sculpture is thus the art of hollows
and mounds, not of smoothness, or even polished planes." To this end, his detailed modeling and
energetic poses are strikingly vigorous and lifelike...even one hundred years after they were created. The
Kiss Sculpture was inspired by Dante's tale of Paolo and Francesca, lovers entwined for eternity in the
Inferno, this statue was initially part of Rodin's Gates of Hell. Of the many couples sculpted during his
tumultuous liaison with Camille Claudel, The Kiss is the most sensuous. The poet Rilke compared it to "a
sun that rises and floods all with its light." One of the original castings of Rodin's The Kiss resides at The
Baltimore Museum of Art. Wrote the poet Rainer Maria Rilke of this masterpiece: "One has the impression
of seeing the delight of this kiss all over these bodies; it is like a sun which rises and its light is
everywhere." This sculpture was cast using the lost wax method, and is 100% museum-grade bronze.
Item No. B-TK74338
Weight 40 lbs. Dimensions 22" x 16 " x 15"
$1,190.00
Auguste Rodin has been appreciated for decades as one of the pre-eminent Realist sculptors of the late
nineteenth- and early twentieth-century. Rodin's goal, as he put it, was "to render inner feelings through
muscular movement." He achieved this aim by joining his profound knowledge of anatomy and movement
with special attention to the body's surfaces, saying, "The sculptor must learn to reproduce the surface,
which means all that vibrates on the surface, soul, love, passion, life...Sculpture is thus the art of hollows
and mounds, not of smoothness, or even polished planes." To this end, his detailed modeling and
energetic poses are strikingly vigorous and lifelike...even one hundred years after they were created. The
Kiss Sculpture was inspired by Dante's tale of Paolo and Francesca, lovers entwined for eternity in the
Inferno, this statue was initially part of Rodin's Gates of Hell. Of the many couples sculpted during his
tumultuous liaison with Camille Claudel, The Kiss is the most sensuous. The poet Rilke compared it to "a
sun that rises and floods all with its light." One of the original castings of Rodin's The Kiss resides at The
Baltimore Museum of Art. Wrote the poet Rainer Maria Rilke of this masterpiece: "One has the impression
of seeing the delight of this kiss all over these bodies; it is like a sun which rises and its light is
everywhere." This sculpture was cast using the lost wax method, and is 100% museum-grade bronze.
Item No. B-TK74338
Weight 40 lbs. Dimensions 22" x 16 " x 15"
$1,190.00
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DELIVERY: This is a custom made item that is casted in bronze, cured, aged and shipped in custom made
casing for safe transportation.
click on the below thumbnails for other views of this sculpture
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