Auguste Rodin Quotes


The sculptor represents the transition from one pose to another he indicates how insensibly the first glides into the second. In his work we still see a part of what was and we discover a part of what is to be.


Citations

Rodin, Auguste. Art. Translated by Romilly Fedden, Small, Maynard & Company, 1912, p. 74.

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Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin
  • Born: November 12, 1840
  • Died: November 17, 1917
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Sculptor

François Auguste René Rodin was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay. He is known for such sculptures as The Thinker, Monument to Balzac, The Kiss, The Burghers of Calais, and The Gates of Hell.