This definitive monograph from the Mus???e 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 ...
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This definitive monograph from the Mus???e 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 Mus???e 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 Mus???e Rodin--housed in the artist's former studio in the H???tel Biron. Providing insight into the many facets of his creative genius, this new compact edition of the Mus???e Rodin's definitive reference on the artist and his oeuvre coincides with museum's reopening in September 2015.
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Very Good. Published Without Dust Jacket. 1st Printing. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. pp. 247. 247 pp. Tightly bound. Note: Light ding at head of spine and at lower back corner. Both are minor. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Published without dust jacket. First Edition / First Printing. 3, 2, 1. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" (FR) Lengthy owner's inscription to the front end paper, no other markings, Very Good used copy' lacking the dust jacket. Black boards with blind embossed title, 248pp, index. B&W and colour photos and reproductions. This book on the life and work of Auguste Rodin is entirely in French and was published in collaboration with the Musee Rodin Paris. A heavy book. (4.5 JM LVR 201/b6.
