Jeton touristique - Arthus Bertrand - Paris - Musée Rodin Le baiser
| - | 15.09 g | 34 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Issuing company | Arthus Bertrand |
| Type | Medals › Souvenir medallions |
| Years | 2015-2020 |
| Weight | 15.09 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Thickness | 2.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#319874 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 90% |
Reverse
Text in the periphery. Vintage at 12 o'clock and at 6 o'clock.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MUSEE RODIN PARIS
2020
2020
MUSEE RODIN PARIS
Edge
Reeded
Comment
This token is struck by Pichard Balme in Saumur, a subsidiary of Arthus Bertrand since its takeover in 1999.
Rodin's method for making his large-scale sculptures was to employ sculptor-practitioners, who would create one or more plaster versions at different scales from the clay model he had modeled. Then Le Baiser was made in plaster to scale 1 (the version in the Musée Rodin-Meudon, where you can see the crosses and markers used by the pointers), which rough out the marble block, before being finished and polished by specialized practitioners: Turcan, Rigaud, or Dolivet. As Rodin was unable to carve marble himself, he supervised the work of his assistants, occasionally correcting them or incorporating the findings of his sculptors. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Baiser_(Rodin)
