Auguste Rodin’s Figurative Sculptures at the Musée Rodin

Published by Scarlett Thompson on Jul 30, 2021 3:07:44 PM

Top 10 sculptures at the Musée Rodin

Auguste Rodin was well known for his figurative sculptures, executed in a variety of mediums including smooth marble and clay. Clay creates quite an earthy feel to Rodin’s sculptures accentuating the thick layers and dents. Most of these images are mythological, one other represents an emblem of France. 

Image of Head of Iris, 1890 (bronze), Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) / French, Musee Rodin, Paris, France, 61x30x37.5 cms, Photo © Boltin Picture Library / Bridgeman Images

Image of The Storm, 1886-1901 (marble), Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) / French, Philippe Galard, Musée Rodin, Paris, France, La Tempête, ou L'Épouvante, ou Le Coureur de Marathon; © Philippe Galard / Bridgeman Images

The Secret, c.1910 (bronze) (see also 167161), Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) / French, Musee Rodin, Paris, France, 12 cms, © Bridgeman Images

Image of Resurrection of the Poet (plaster), Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) / French, Musee Rodin, Paris, France, The Resurrection of the Poet. © Bridgeman Images

Image of Iris, Messenger of the Gods by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), c.1890-91 (bronze), Peter Willi, Musee Rodin, Paris, France, 1890 (C19th), 83.5x80.5x cms, © Peter Willi / Bridgeman Images.

The Age of Bronze, 1876-77 (bronze), Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) / French, Musee Rodin, Paris, France, L'age d'airain; when first exhibited at the 1877 Salon in Pairs, Rodin was falsely accused of having made the statue by casting a living model;Photo © Boltin Picture Library / Bridgeman Images

Image of a Torso of a Young Woman (Torso di giovane donna), by René Auguste François Rodin, 1909, 20th Century, bronze, Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) / French, Musee Rodin, Paris, France, Bronze torso of a young woman without head and arms.© Mondadori Portfolio/Electa/Alessandro Vasari / Bridgeman Images

Image of The Kiss, 1886 (marble), Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) / French, Musee Rodin, Paris, France, The Kiss (seen from profile). © Bridgeman Images

Image of France, 1909 (bronze), Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) / French, Musee Rodin, Paris, France, height: 49.8 cms, could depict Marianne, a national emblem of France; Photo © Boltin Picture Library / Bridgeman Images

Image of The clenched hand by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) (bronze), Peter Willi, Musee Rodin, Paris, France, © Peter Willi / Bridgeman Images

 

Find out more about Auguste Rodin and the Musée Rodin in this article about French art and museums

 

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