Francois Auguste Rene Rodin (12 November 1840 - 17 November 1917), known as Auguste Rodin was a French sculptor. Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past. He was schooled traditionally, took a craftsman-like approach to his work, and desired academic recognition, although he was never accepted into Paris's foremost school of art. Sculpturally, Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, deeply pocketed surface in clay. Many of ...
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Francois Auguste Rene Rodin (12 November 1840 - 17 November 1917), known as Auguste Rodin was a French sculptor. Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past. He was schooled traditionally, took a craftsman-like approach to his work, and desired academic recognition, although he was never accepted into Paris's foremost school of art. Sculpturally, Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, deeply pocketed surface in clay. Many of his most notable sculptures were roundly criticized during his lifetime. They clashed with predominant figurative sculpture traditions, in which works were decorative, formulaic, or highly thematic. Rodin's most original work departed from traditional themes of mythology and allegory, modeled the human body with realism, and celebrated individual character and physicality. Rodin was sensitive to the controversy surrounding his work, but refused to change his style. Successive works brought increasing favor from the government and the artistic community. From the unexpected realism of his first major figure - inspired by his 1875 trip to Italy - to the unconventional memorials whose commissions he later sought, Rodin's reputation grew, such that he became the preeminent French sculptor of his time. By 1900, he was a world-renowned artist. Wealthy private clients sought Rodin's work after his World's Fair exhibit, and he kept company with a variety of high-profile intellectuals and artists. He married his lifelong companion, Rose Beuret, in the last year of both their lives. His sculptures suffered a decline in popularity after his death in 1917, but within a few decades, his legacy solidified. Rodin remains one of the few sculptors widely known outside the visual arts community. (This paperback is fully illustrated)
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Fair. [Interesting provenance, gift inscription of Leonard Abbott on front end page. ] Quarto. Original green cloth. Wear to edges. Dampstaining and discoloration to boards, ruffling to pages. A working copy. Leonard Abbott (1878-1953) was a socialist editor. He was born in England to American parents, and first came to America in 1897, settling in New York City. Abbott was influenced by socialist William Morris, becoming a socialist and an anarchist. He worked as a reporter on the American socialist movement for the British Labour Annual from 1899 to 1901 and also worked as the art editor for The Literary Digest. Abbott became a leading figure in the Social Democratic Party of America and ran unsuccessfully for New York State Treasurer in 1900. He served on the editorial boards of several socialist magazines, including The Comrade and Socialist Spirit (Chicago), and co-edited The Free Comrade, with J. W. Lloyd, and was an associate editor of Current Literature. Abbott was on the first executive board of the Rand School of Social Science, and helped establish the Intercollegiate Socialist Society, the Ferrer School of Stelton, New Jersey, and the Modern School. Abbott was a well known activist for civil rights, serving as the president for the Free Speech League. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Acceptable. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1905. Edition unclear; possible 1st US. Sm 4to. xx, 147pp. Illus. Fair book. Bookplate of Michael Yatsevitch (owner of St. Gauden's Farm) on pastedown. Notation "from the library of Aug. St. Gaudens" at top of f.f.e. Flyleaf has been carefully and nearly completely removed. (sculpture, biography) Inquire if you need further information.
