A.RODIN (1840-1917)

In between Romanticism and Impressionism this self-willed Frenchman created some of the most famous pieces known in the art of sculpting

  

The Thinker

(1880)

Bronze sculpture, based on the figure in the Tympan in The Gates Of Hell

RO 01                   h. 14 cm

RO 16                        36 CM

The Kiss

(1886)

Marble sculpture, based on the couple from Dantes 'Inferno'

 

RO 02                   h. 14 cm

La Danaïde

(1885)

Marble sculpture of the mythological figure Danaide, one of the daughters of King Danaos.

RO 03                            h. 6 cm

Toilette de Venus

(1885)

Bronze sculpture, based on the kneeling Faun in the Tympan from The Gates Of Hell

RO 04                     h. 14 cm

BALZAC

(1898)

Emile Zola commissioned Rodin, on behalf of the Société des Gens de Lettres, to design a statue of the novelist Honoré de Balzac who has died in 1850.

RO 05          h. 22 cm

 

The crouching woman

(1880-1882)

Like "The Thinker" and many other well-known figurines the "Squating woman" is based on a figure from the tympan of the Gates of Hell, a bronze portal meant for the Musée des Arts Décoratifs which was never finished.

RO 08                   h. 22 cm

RO 13                   h. 13 cm

The young Mother

(1885)

the theme of mother love does not occur often in Rodin's work, except for a period around 1885. Apparently, it then played a big part in his life.

RO 09                   h. 16 cm

Rose Beuret

(1865)

Portrait of partner Rose Beuret, 21 years old.

Ro 10                 h. 20 cm

The Kiss

RO 11                   h. 24 cm

RO 12                    h. 17 cm

l'IDOLE ÉTERNELLE

RO 14              h.  14,5 cm

LE SECRET

RO 15                     h. 14,5 cm

  
       
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