Auguste Rodin : 1840-1917

Blanchetière, François (author.). Williams, Karen (Translator), (translator.). Rodin, Auguste 1840-1917 (artist.). Musée Rodin, (other agent associated with 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9783836555043
ISBN: 3836555042
Physical Description: print
95 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.
Edition: English edition.
Publisher: Cologne : Taschen, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Produced in collaboration with the Musée Rodin"--Dust jacket flap.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 96).
Formatted Contents Note:	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.