Includes bibliographical references (page 96). "Produced in collaboration with the Musée Rodin"--Dust jacket flap.
Contents:
Rodin prior to The Gates of Hell -- The Gates of Hell: a vast repertory of forms -- The rise of an artist -- The great monuments: Balzac and Victor Hugo -- 1900: an apotheosis -- The modernity of Rodin -- Auguste Rodin, 1840-1917 -- Life and work.
Summary:
While anchoring his practice in the traditions of antiquity and the Renaissance, Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) paved the way for modern sculpture. From a very early stage, he was interested in movement, the expression of the body, chance effects, and the incomplete fragment. It was these elements that gave shape, and the impression of life, to such famous works as The Kiss and The Thinker.
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