APROPOS RODIN; with 73 photographs in colour
London: Thames & Hudson, 2006. First Edition. Cloth. Small square 4to (10 1/8" x 8 7/8"), gray cloth with silver lettering on spine & blind-stamped double-dolphin logo of Thames & Hudson on front cover, Mylar-protected photographic dust jacket of a female nude beside a marble sculpture by Rodin (unclipped) designed by Trix Wetter, gray endpapers, 128 pages. Fine / Fine. Item #2410
ISBN: 9780500543191
A beautifully photographed and executed celebration of Rodin's nudes and textures. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally and externally.
François Auguste Rodin (1840 – 1917), known as "Auguste Rodin" was a French sculptor. Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally, took a craftsman-like approach to his work.
Sculpturally, Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, deeply pocketed surface in clay. Many of his most notable sculptures were roundly criticized during his lifetime. Rodin's most original work departed from traditional themes of mythology and allegory, modeled the human body with realism, and celebrated individual character and physicality.
From the unexpected realism of his first major figure – inspired by his 1875 trip to Italy – to the unconventional memorials whose commissions he later sought, Rodin's reputation grew, such that he became the preeminent French sculptor of his time. By 1900, he was a world-renowned artist.
Wealthy private clients sought Rodin's work after his World's Fair exhibit, and he kept company with a variety of high-profile intellectuals and artists. Rodin remains one of the few sculptors widely known outside the visual arts community.
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