The Kiss
The Kiss is a stone monumental sculpture by Constantin Brâncuși. It depicts two crouching lovers fused into a symmetrical vertical form and is installed as the funerary monument of Tatiana Rachewskaïa in Montparnasse Cemetery.
French Sculptures
Venus of Laussel
The Venus of Laussel is a Gravettian Venus figurine from the Upper Paleolithic, found in 1911 at the Laussel shelter in Marquay, Dordogne. It is a bas-relief sculpture on limestone, painted with red ochre, showing a nude female figure holding a bison horn.
Ugolino and Sons
Ugolino and Sons is a plaster sculpture by Auguste Rodin and part of the ensemble known as La Puerta del Infierno. It was also shown independently in Brussels, Edinburgh, Genoa, Florence, the Netherlands, and in Rodin’s retrospective.
Rochers sculptés de Rothéneuf
The Rochers sculptés de Rothéneuf are monumental granite sculptures near Saint-Malo and Cancale, created by abbé Adolphe Julien Fouéré, known as abbé Fouré, between 1894 and 1907. The site is classified as art brut and includes more than 300 figures.
Shangri-La Tulips
Shangri-La Tulips is a public sculpture by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama on the esplanade François-Mitterrand in Lille, Nord, France. Seven meters tall and made of reinforced concrete, it represents a bouquet of colorful flowers.
Charvet Clock
The Charvet Clock, also known as the horloge aux Guignols, is a monumental automaton clock mounted on the façade of l’Hôtel de Gadagne in Lyon. It is a public clock with moving figures and bells.
Centauress and Faun
Centauress and Faun is a bronze sculpture by Intro, cast in 1850 from a model made in 1849. It stands in front of the main entrance to Parc de la Tête d'or in Lyon, France.