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Rodin has been appreciated for decades as one of the pre-eminent Realist sculptors of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century. Rodin's goal, as he put it, was "to render inner feelings through muscular movement." He achieved this aim by joining his profound knowledge of anatomy and movement with special attention to the body's surfaces, saying,
"The sculptor must learn to reproduce the surface, which means all that vibrates on the surface, soul, love, passion, life...
"Sculpture is thus the art of hollows and mounds, not of smoothness, or even polished planes."
To this end, his detailed modeling and energetic poses are strikingly vigorous and lifelike...even one hundred years after they were created.
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Height 17cm, W.10cm, Depth 10cm.
The Kiss (1896)
One of Rodin's most romantic sculpture. The fist kiss of 2 young beloved. And also their last. Fransesca, a young female out of the middle Italy in 1275 and the young Paolo were in love. During this kiss her husband came in and killed both lovers.
Among the presentations of loving couples The Kiss is certainly not the most daring. And yet it has always been considered as the symbol of sensuality and its tremendous celebrity is explained by its sensitivity and the skilful arrangement of its forms.
Like most of his sculptures, The Kiss, was also to be a part of The Gates of Hell.
Large price in EURO, smaller price in GBP.
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Height 16cm, W.13cm, Depth 7cm.
Eternal Idol (1889)
Throughout Rodin's life, the couple constituted a constant source of inspiration through which he could express all the variations of tenderness, passion and sensuality.
The composition of Eternal Idol accentuates the psychological content. The deliberate vertical line by the woman's head and arms is opposed to the slant of the man's body and increases the impression of dependence on her respect.
Large price in EURO, smaller price in GBP.
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Height 27cm, W.15cm, Depth 15cm.
The Kiss (1896)
One of Rodin's most romantic sculpture. The fist kiss of 2 young beloved. And also their last. Fransesca, a young female out of the middle Italy in 1275 and the young Paolo were in love. During this kiss her husband came in and killed both lovers.
Among the presentations of loving couples The Kiss is certainly not the most daring. And yet it has always been considered as the symbol of sensuality and its tremendous celebrity is explained by its sensitivity and the skilful arrangement of its forms.
Like most of his sculptures, The Kiss, was also to be a part of The Gates of Hell.
Large price in EURO, smaller price in GBP.
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Height 25cm, W.30cm Depth 17cm.
Eternal Spring
The front-facing composition leads one to suppose that this group was perhaps originally designed as part of the Gates of Hell, but it was finally excluded since the expression of happiness on these lovers' faces could not be found a place in the tragic universe portrayed in the Gates of Hell. The torso of the young woman, which is in fact the Torso of Adèle extended with arms, head and legs, is shown in the upper left-hand corner of the tympanum. Her arched back creates a sort of transition with the architecture of the whole. It is also to be found in the Fall of an angel, leaning backwards on a mound.
Large price in EURO, smaller price in GBP.
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