"The Kiss"

"The Kiss"

French Sculpture

This sculpture, featured within the NC Museum of Art, is called “The Kiss” and was created in 1889 by Auguste Rodin. The sculpture captures a man and a woman passionately kissing in the nude which highlights their sensuality and the realness of their depicted raw selves and emotions. The woman and man’s hand placement upon each other's body adds to this emotional scene as they are entwined passionately with each other. This is especially evident by the women’s arm around his neck and his hand placed upon her hip. The way they sit and hold each other is very believable and implies genuine passion and love. The shape of their bodies compared to the rock they appear to be sitting on adds to their womanly and manly dimension and features. It also adds to the expression of themselves in their rawest forms.

Auguste Rodin

Quantanasia Leathers

Modeled circa 1881-1882

NC Museum of Art - ncartmuseum.org

34 x 17 x 22 in.

Sculpture

Sculpture