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Auguste Rodin The Thinker Sculpture Statue
Item No. 6004B
Reproduction after Museum Original
As an artist who adored women, because he adored nature, Rodin turned to women as his main subject of
observation. He never started from predetermined subjects but chose, depending on the young women
who posed for him, the postures likely to give the body the most expression. I do not create, he said, I see
and it is because I see that I am capable of making. This is why he did not burden himself with heads or
feet or hands. And although during the first part of his career, he was obliged to earn his living by producing
sensual figures, which often echoed 18th century art, to please his art patrons, after about 1895 he
gradually eliminated all that he considered to be trivial or useless. The study of sculpture taught him that
the more a form is condensed the more it acquires power. Life is in the contours, the soul of the sculpture
is in the piece. This is a reproduction of a bronze sculpture made in 1885, based on the kneeling Faun in
the Tympanum from The Gates Of Hell, a decorative door for the future Museum of Decorative Arts (Musee
des Beaux Arts), to be decorated with sculptures inspired by The Divine Comedy of Dante.
Made of cast marble.
Dimensions: 7"High (18cm) (also available in larger size - please see our other listing)
Weight: 3 lbs
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Note: The "Ancient Sculpture Gallery" logo over the picture is only a copyright computer watermark which
shows only on the image - it is not part of, or on the actual product.
$49.00
Item No. 6004B
Reproduction after Museum Original
As an artist who adored women, because he adored nature, Rodin turned to women as his main subject of
observation. He never started from predetermined subjects but chose, depending on the young women
who posed for him, the postures likely to give the body the most expression. I do not create, he said, I see
and it is because I see that I am capable of making. This is why he did not burden himself with heads or
feet or hands. And although during the first part of his career, he was obliged to earn his living by producing
sensual figures, which often echoed 18th century art, to please his art patrons, after about 1895 he
gradually eliminated all that he considered to be trivial or useless. The study of sculpture taught him that
the more a form is condensed the more it acquires power. Life is in the contours, the soul of the sculpture
is in the piece. This is a reproduction of a bronze sculpture made in 1885, based on the kneeling Faun in
the Tympanum from The Gates Of Hell, a decorative door for the future Museum of Decorative Arts (Musee
des Beaux Arts), to be decorated with sculptures inspired by The Divine Comedy of Dante.
Made of cast marble.
Dimensions: 7"High (18cm) (also available in larger size - please see our other listing)
Weight: 3 lbs
SHIPPING: Displayed shipping cost may refer for US customers only but we also ship worldwide - please
contact us for a shipping quote if you are ordering outside USA.
Note: The "Ancient Sculpture Gallery" logo over the picture is only a copyright computer watermark which
shows only on the image - it is not part of, or on the actual product.
$49.00
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