Rodin

by Lampert, Catherine; Romain, Antoinette; ; ;

• ISBN13: 9781903973660
• ISBN10: 190397366X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-01
• Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts

Summary

The great French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) brought sculpture into the twentieth century and established a new sculptural freedom which continues to haunt artists' imaginations to this day. Charting the career of this groundbreaking artist, with chapters written by leading scholars, this beautifully illustrated book is the catalogue of a unique exhibition which draws heavily on the rich collection held at the Musee Rodin in Paris. Lavishly illustrated with stunning new photography of famous works (such as The Thinker and The Kiss), as well as many unusual and dramatic works never shown outside France, the book also features photographs by the artist and his contemporaries. This is an essential buy for anyone interested in the history of sculpture.

Table of Contents

Introduction : Rodin's nature	p. 15
'The greatest of living sculptors'	p. 29
The gates of hell : the crucible	p. 55
The burghers of Calais, and the monument to Balzac : 'my novel'	p. 95
'When I consider the honours that have been bestowed upon me in England'	p. 119
Rodin's drawings and late works : 'what to keep and what to sacrifice'	p. 155
Catalogue Entries	p. 204
Rodin and Assyria	p. 214
The burghers of Calais	p. 236
'A collection of mutilated gods'	p. 250
The monument to Whistler	p. 260
Two Englishmen in Paris : Stephen Haweis and Henry Coles, Rodin's British photographers	p. 278
The Rodin donation of 1914	p. 287
The archives of the Musee Rodin	p. 290
Directory of Rodin's British contacts	p. 291
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