Girl's hand

Auguste Rodin

19th–20th century · Plaster · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Said to be the original plaster cast for the marble group "The Last Kiss" [sic]; but in a letter to Rodin, Malvina Hoffman referred to her plaster hand as a study for a sculpture titled The Child's Farewell (L'Adieu d'un enfant).

Artist

Auguste Rodin

Date

19th–20th century

Medium

Plaster

Culture

French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Presented by Rodin to his pupil Malvina Hoffman and given by her to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Malvina C. Hoffman, 1966