Artist: Auguste Rodin (1840 - 1917)
Nationality:French
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Media: Sculpture
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Biography:
Auguste Rodin was the most influential and dynamic sculptor of the 19th century. His sculptures were created out of plaster, bronze, and marble, and were actually carved by professional craftsmen with the occasional assistance from Rodin. Early in his career, Rodin was denied enrollment in the art school of his choice, and also received poor reviews from critics who did not recognize his talent as a modeler. In 1877, he became known in Paris with his life size male nude, Age of Bronze. Not long after in 1880, he was offered a commission from the French government to design the doors to a new museum of modern art. Rodin created the Gates of Hell, however the museum was never erected and the gates were never finished. In 1891, he received another commission from the Societe des Gens de Lettres to design a monument to the late author Balzac. Rodin presented the sculpture in 1908, however it was deemed crude and offensive to the society. At the end of his career, Rodin’s work was so highly mass-produced that the public was no longer interested in it, especially after his death in 1917.

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