Rodin and his Contemporaries

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Title: Rodin and his Contemporaries
Author: Monique Laurent (introduction)
Language: English
Publisher: Peter Stuyvesant
Publication date: 1979
Format: Softcover
Dimensions: 297 × 210 mm (portrait)
Extent: 36 pages
Edition: 1st edition
Inscribed: No
Condition: In very good condition

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Exhibition catalogue designed to accompany the 1979 exhibition Rodin and his Contemporaries.

Book Extract

Auguste Rodin has been described as the greatest sculptor since Michelangelo. Certainly, his work has a depth and range that reflect his vitality, energy and innovative approach. At the same time, this exhibition clearly shows that Rodin was deeply influenced by the greatest traditions of sculpture.

An individualist and, as a consequence, a somewhat solitary man, Rodin's work exhibits such controlled force and power as to justify the description of him as "the greatest thinker in stone in modern times". And yet, it is clear from some of the works that this man who succeeded in imbuing his sculptures with such a sense of vitality could also imbue them with a deep sense of serenity when the sculpture demanded it.

Seller Notes

Book shows some small signs of wear – but no tears – on either binding or paper. Cover is in very good condition. Please see photos.

This publication was purchased as part of the research for Art of Wax.