The Kiss (Rodin sculpture)

The Kiss
French: Le Baiser
ArtistAuguste Rodin
Year1882 (1882)
TypeMarble
Dimensions181.5 cm × 112.5 cm × 117 cm (71.5 in × 44.3 in × 46 in)
LocationParis
OwnerMusée Rodin

The Kiss (French: Le Baiser) is an 1882 marble sculpture by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin.

The embracing nude couple depicted in the sculpture appeared originally as part of a group of reliefs decorating Rodin's monumental bronze portal The Gates of Hell, commissioned for a planned museum of art in Paris. The couple were later removed from the Gates and replaced with another pair of lovers located on the smaller right-hand column.