The Kiss
Artist
Auguste Rodin
French, 1840–1917
DateModeled circa 1881–1882, cast at a later date
MediumBronze
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 34 × 22 × 18 in., (86.4 × 55.9 × 45.7cm); weight: 195 lb.
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
Object number2009.1.12
On View
Not on viewProvenanceWith Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York; with Norton Simon, Los Angeles; Sale, Sotheby's, New York, May 5, 1971, lot 73; sold to Ambassador Pamela Harriman; with Harriman estate; Sale, Christie's, New York, May 11, 1995, lot 115; sold to Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, Los Angeles; given to NCMA, 2009.
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Auguste Rodin
Modeled 1881–1882, enlarged 1911–1917, Musée Rodin cast 1988
Auguste Rodin
Modeled circa 1885, cast at a later date (possibly 1918)