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Rosen said the sculpture 'was conceived as complete in an instant – the element of wholeness of image and inner vision is contained in its simple line and curves. The two heads relate above and fuse below in a manner expressive of human loving, both in its earliest mother/child relationship and in adult sexual congress'.
Title
The Kiss
Date
1974
Medium
white Carrara marble & black Belgian marble
Measurements
H 44 x W 31 x D 22 cm;
Plinth: H 10 x W 20.2 x D 16 cm
Accession number
SCULPT_RSM_26
Acquisition method
presented by the sculptor, 1987
Work type
Sculpture
Inscription description
on plaque: "THE KISS" / BY / ISMOND ROSEN / PRESENTED TO THE SOCIETY BY THE SCULPTOR, 1987
Royal Society of Medicine
1 Wimpole Street, London, Greater London W1G 0AE England
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