Author: Raphaël Masson
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Published: 2016-08-30
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 2080202391
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This definitive monograph from the Musée Rodin in Paris on the pioneering artist who paved the way for modern sculpture is now available in an affordable compact format. Revered today as the greatest sculptor of all time, whose expressive style prefigured that of the modernist movement and abstract sculpture, Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) stirred up much controversy during his lifetime, and his sculptures often met with hostility and incomprehension from his peers. This monograph traces the life and work of the artist, from his youth and early poverty-stricken years of apprenticeship to his most celebrated works—The Kiss, The Thinker, The Gates of Hell—which have become veritable icons; and from his passionate and tumultuous relationship with Camille Claudel to his extraordinary studio, working methods, and sources of inspiration, and his final years marked by war and illness. Written by experts from the Musée Rodin in Paris, this richly illustrated volume includes drawings, watercolors, engravings, and archival documents, as well as specially commissioned photographs of Rodin’s sculptures, completed by a chronology, bibliography, and history of the Musée Rodin—housed in the artist’s former studio in the Hôtel Biron. Providing insight into the many facets of his creative genius, this new compact edition of the Musée Rodin’s definitive reference on the artist and his oeuvre coincides with museum’s reopening in September 2015.
Author: Frederick Lawton
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2023-07-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781020620836
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Explore the life and artistic legacy of the great French sculptor Auguste Rodin, whose innovative approach to depicting the human form revolutionized the world of art. This beautifully illustrated volume examines Rodin's artistic influences, his personal life, and the inspiration behind some of his most famous works, including The Thinker and The Gates of Hell. Written by noted art historian Frederick Lawton, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of sculpture and the artistic trends of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Frederick Lawton
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2015-06-13
Total Pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9781330289327
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from The Life and Work of Auguste Rodin A sufficient apology for the following book exists in the unique position occupied by Auguste Rodin to-day, not only among the sculptors of his own country, but in other lands on both sides of the Atlantic. Without attempting to establish any exact and definite precedence for his achievement over that of all others, it may be safely asserted that his name will rank in the future among the foremost of the great masters of the statuary art. Eminence in foreigners England has always been quick to recognise, and Rodin's election to the Presidency of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters, and Gravers, in the place of Whistler, did no more than give an official character to the esteem in which he has long been held in our country. To write a life of Rodin, in the usual acceptation of the word, is almost an impossibility. The record is rather that of an immense labour in which all else has been merged. Indeed, to such an extent intellectually has he lived in his art and for his art that, whereas other men's memories are filled with anecdotes of the past that enable the hearer to reconstruct whole periods of personal history, Rodin's reminiscences seldom arouse but to the touch of some chord connected with his work, or, if they are awaked by accident, he regards them with indifference. Indeed, when speaking of himself, as he is forced to do in relating the creation of his pieces of sculpture and the struggles that have been waged round them, there is an absence of egoism and a curious identification of his personality with his productions that are very remarkable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Frederick Lawton
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-10-15
Total Pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9780265368442
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from The Life and Work of Auguste Rodin With but few exceptions, the illustrations are photographs taken by the sculp tor's own photographer, M. Bulloz, 21 Rue Bonaparte, Paris. Rodin's portrait, by Jacques Blanche, is from a photograph taken by the painter's photographer, M. Crevaux, 5 Rue Vavin, Paris. The statue Of the Printemps is from a photograph kindly presented to the author for insertion in this biography by the owner of the statue, Herr Von Lucius, of the German Diplomatic Service. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2006-04-14
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 0486447200
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In essays as revealing of their author as they are of their subject, Rilke examines Rodin's life and work, and explains the often elusive connection between the creative forces that drive great literature and art.
Author: Rachel Corbett
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2016-09-06
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 0393245063
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Winner of the 2016 Marfield Prize In 1902, Rainer Maria Rilke—then a struggling poet in Germany—went to Paris to research and write a short book about the sculptor Auguste Rodin. The two were almost polar opposites: Rilke in his twenties, delicate and unknown; Rodin in his sixties, carnal and revered. Yet they fell into an instantaneous friendship. Transporting readers to early twentieth-century Paris, Rachel Corbett’s You Must Change Your Life is a vibrant portrait of Rilke and Rodin and their circle, revealing how deeply Rodin’s ideas about art and creativity influenced Rilke’s classic Letters to a Young Poet.
Author: Nelly Silagy Benedek
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 0870999486
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Judith Cladel
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2022-09-16
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Rodin: The Man and His Art, with Leaves from His Note-book" by Judith Cladel. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author: Auguste Rodin
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-08-07
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 0486156788
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In an intimate talk with his protégé, the sculptor offers candid, wide-ranging comments on the meaning of art; other famed artists; the relation of sculpture to poetry, painting, and music; more. 76 illustrations.