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London

Auguste Rodin

(French, 1840–1917)

eternal spring, 2nd reduction by auguste rodin

Auguste Rodin

Eternal Spring, 2nd Reduction

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maquette for the burghers of calais by auguste rodin

Auguste Rodin

Maquette for the Burghers of Calais

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buste de victor hugo (bust of victor hugo) by auguste rodin

Auguste Rodin

Buste de Victor Hugo (Bust of Victor Hugo)

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buste de suzon (bust of suzon), 4th reduction by auguste rodin

Auguste Rodin

Buste de Suzon (Bust of Suzon), 4th Reduction

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jardinière des titans (vase of the titans) by auguste rodin

Auguste Rodin

Jardinière des Titans (Vase of the Titans), before 1887

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le baiser (the kiss), 1st reduction by auguste rodin

Auguste Rodin

Le Baiser (The Kiss), 1st Reduction

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torse d’homme, étude type a, petit modèle (male torso, study type a, small model) by auguste rodin

Auguste Rodin

Torse d’Homme, étude type A, petit modèle (Male Torso, study type A, small model)

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maquette préparatoire pour le bas-relief du 'poète et la muse' by auguste rodin

Auguste Rodin

Maquette Préparatoire Pour le Bas-Relief du 'Poète et La Muse'

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danaide by auguste rodin

Auguste Rodin

Danaide

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l'enfant prodigue (prodigal son), petit modèle by auguste rodin

Auguste Rodin

L'Enfant Prodigue (Prodigal Son), Petit Modèle

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le baiser (the kiss), 4th reduction by auguste rodin

Auguste Rodin

Le Baiser (The Kiss), 4th Reduction

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masque de l'homme au nez cassé (mask of a man with a broken nose) by auguste rodin

Auguste Rodin

Masque de l'Homme au Nez Cassé (Mask of A Man With A Broken Nose)

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Biography

Timeline

1840
Born November 12th in Paris, France
1854 - 1857
Attended the school of decorative arts and studied under sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1862
After the death of his older sister, Maria, he joined a Christian order for a few years and turned away from art
1866
Had a son with lifelong companion Rose Beuret but never married her or legally claimed paternity on the child
1875
First entry accepted into the Paris Salon, "The Man with the Broken Nose"
1877
Returned to Paris, with Rose, and settled on the West Bank
1880
Commissioned by French government to design doorway for the Museum of Decorative Arts
1893
"The Kiss" brought to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago and rejected for being too erotic for public display
1917
Died November 7th in Meudon, France

Exhibitions

2006 - 2007
Sept. 23 - Jan. 1, "Rodin", Royal Academy of Arts
2006
Jan. 28 - April 30, "Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession", Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
2005 - 2006
Sept. 27 - Jan. 29, "Masques et Tissus d'egypte", Musee Rodin, Paris
Nov. 17 - Feb. 26, "Rodin, Brancusi, Giacometti, Louis Borgeois, Vermeiren...", Musee Rodin, Paris
Oct. 22 - Jan. 15, "Die Obere Halfte - Die Buste Seit Auguste Rodin", Kunsthalle Emden, Ostfriesland, Germany
Sept. 25 - Jan. 29, "Lehmbruck, Rodin, Maillol", Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisbourg, Germany
2005
Sept. 3 - Nov. 20, " Aristide Maillol - Bildhauer, Maler, Zeichner, Graphiker", Kunsthaus Apolda, Germany
Sept. 9 - Nov. 27, "Rodin Beuys", Kunsthalle Schirn, Frankfurt, Germany
Sept. 4 - Nov. 20, "Rodin - Skulpturen, Awuarelle, Fotografien", Stadtmuseum, Jena, Germany
May 26 - Sept. 11, "Camille Claudel & Rodin: Fateful Encounter", Musee National des Beaux-arts du Quebec
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