To follow Alan's romantic theme this week I had to search the net again and started with this sculpture in the Philadelphia Museum.
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| The Eternal Spring Kiss - Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) |
(photo by Юката)
A cast bronze of Rodin's 'The Kiss' is in the National Museum of Warsaw. Conceived in 1889 it was cast sometime between 1898 and 1918. The bronze is signed A. Rodin and stamped F. Barbedienne Foundeur.
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| The Kiss |
Much has been made of a kiss in a Paris street at the end of WWII but my next kiss comes from Australia.
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| A Victory Kiss 1945 |
This picture is in the Australian War Memorial Collection and shows a member of the WAAF (Women's Auxiliary Australian Airforce) kissing a policeman during the Victory Pacific celebrations.
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| Film still from The Kiss |
As you all should know not all kisses are welcome so I could not resist including this.
If I've bored you with these kisses I must ask, "Is there a more passionate kiss than this? Be ready....."
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| Kiss of Death |
This can be seen in the cemetery of Polenou, the oldest urban cemetery in Barcelona. The sculpture is from Jaume Barba, sculpted in 1930. (Photo by BurgerSF - Creative Commons Attribution- Share Alike 2.0 Generic license)
For 'more kisses for me' check out Sepia Saturday 87
16 comments:
The victory kiss there was very nice.We are living in a time which reminds us of the time around the WW2 so it became suddenly very alive for me.
A lovely collection of smackers Bob! I used to see the Rodin sculpture in an encyclopaedia I had as a child and was fascinated by it.
That first one brings to mind a bad game of Twister. The second one is just so sublime.
The kiss of death...wow!
I like the second statue best.
In the U.S. a famous photo is VJ Kiss in Times Square:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square
The kiss of death one, wow!
Great contribution to Sepia Saturday Bob! Why is it most everyone likes to see people kissing?
On Balance,I Think I Prefer A French Kiss to a Spanish one!
That Kiss of Death is scary. Have never seen that one. Love the Rodin one.
QMM
Oh wow...all of them are wonderful, but I think I really like the Kiss of Death best...
But I'm the gal who hangs out in cemeteries with a camera snapping away at the art found there.
I love the encouragement, "Even better, send gifts or cards to your friends and family." Better than a kiss?
The Rodin Museum is one of my favourite places to visit.
You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh... Nice collection of kisses here!
Oh my that Kiss of Death is fascinating! Really quite brilliant.
They didn't mess about did they? I remember seeing a copy of Rodin's 'The Kiss' in an exhibition in Portsmouth almost thirty years ago.
Enjoyed this, thanks for posting.
The Australian kiss looks too much like Darth Vader implanting the dark force!
you've certainly presented kissing in every possible angle. the last one is quite striking.
i read your other posts too, catching up finally!!
scanning problems? i had computer problems!! i can relate just how aggravating these things can be.
much enjoyed reading Lily's letter.
:)~
HUGZ
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