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Auguste Rodin French
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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).
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Title: Girl's hand
Artist:
Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon)
Date: 19th–20th century
Culture: French
Medium: Plaster
Dimensions: Length: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
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
Accession Number: 66.247.5
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