Rodin: The Hands of Genius (New Horizons) - Softcover

H�l�ne Pinet; Caroline Palmer

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9780500300190: Rodin: The Hands of Genius (New Horizons)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500300194 ISBN 13: 9780500300190

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1992

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Rodin - passionate, demanding, sensual: and his whole personality went into his sculpture. He created a new sculptural language, realistic and physical, highly charged with emotion, conveying sexuality more directly than ever before. Over 200 illustrations, including drawings, contemporary photographs of Rodin, his studio and models, and fascinating documents reveal Rodin's life and working practice.

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Review:

"Informed and informative, thoughtful and thought-provoking, exceptionally well organized and presented, inherently fascination and consistently compelling from beginning to end, Rodin is a work of seminal and meticulous scholarship and unreservedly recommended for personal, community, college, and university Art History collections in general, and Auguste Rodin supplemental studies reading lists in particular."―Midwest Book Review

"...Rodin is a beautiful book, and it ranges far afield for images of Rodin’s great treasury of works. It also provides tantalizing glimpses into how the artist saw himself and how he did his work."―Chicago Tribune

"In the event you can't hop on an airplane and visit the Mus�e Rodin in Paris, this definitive monograph is definitely the next best thing. Few people will argue with the claim that Auguste Rodin is one of the greatest sculptors who's ever lived. His expressive, wholly unique style, which blurs the line between modernist and abstract sculpture, birthed a shocking amount of celebrated works throughout his lifetime, including The Kiss, The Thinker, and The Gates of Hell. This richly illustrated monograph does a deep dive into Rodin's life and work, which during his lifetime, was often the subject of controversy."―Interview Magazine

About the Author:

A graduate of the Ecole du Louvre, Helene Pinet is currently Head of the Research, Archives, Library and Documentation Department and Scientific Head of the Rodin Museum's collections of photographs. Caroline Palmer is a well respected translator.

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