Le Baisé (N24) - Oil on Canvas, Jack Gage

Jack Gage, a contemporary American artist renowned for his exploration of geometric motifs and his graphic reinterpretation of art's great classics, delivers here a captivating Pop-Surrealist re-reading of Auguste Rodin's The Kiss.

On a stretched canvas without a frame, the oil reveals a couple entwined in a passionate embrace, covered with a red and white checkerboard applied like a second skin. Faithfully adhering to the figures' anatomy, this motif creates a striking optical effect that enhances the volumes and movement of the bodies, highlighted by a warm, earthy red monochrome background. The work is signed by the artist at the bottom right.