François Auguste René Rodin (1840 - 1917)

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François Auguste René Rodin

François Auguste René Rodin was a French sculptor, generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay. He is known for such sculptures as The Thinker, Monument to Balzac, The Kiss, The Burghers of Calais, and The Gates of Hell.

Many of Rodin's most notable sculptures were criticized, as 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. He modeled the human body with naturalism, and his sculptures celebrate individual character and physicality. Although Rodin was sensitive to the controversy surrounding his work, he refused to change his style, and his continued output brought increasing favor from the government and the artistic community.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:12 november 1840, Paris, France
Date and place of death:17 november 1917, Meudon, France
Nationality:France
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Sculptor
Art school / group:Les Vingt, Vienna Secession
Art style:Impressionism

Creators France

Jean Duvet (1485 - 1562)
Jean Duvet
1485 - 1562
Vera Székely (1919 - 1994)
Vera Székely
1919 - 1994
Victor Huguet (1835 - 1902)
Victor Huguet
1835 - 1902
Paul Marie Verlaine (1844 - 1896)
Paul Marie Verlaine
1844 - 1896
Félix Bracquemond (1833 - 1914)
Félix Bracquemond
1833 - 1914
Anna Georgievna Staritsky (1908 - 1981)
Anna Georgievna Staritsky
1908 - 1981
Francis Picabia (1879 - 1953)
Francis Picabia
1879 - 1953
 Hipkiss (1964)
Hipkiss
1964
Jean-Baptiste Belin de Fontenay (1653 - 1715)
Jean-Baptiste Belin de Fontenay
1653 - 1715
Louis Joseph Watteau (1731 - 1798)
Louis Joseph Watteau
1731 - 1798
Gustave Caillebotte (1848 - 1894)
Gustave Caillebotte
1848 - 1894
Stéphane Mallarmé (1842 - 1898)
Stéphane Mallarmé
1842 - 1898
Abel Lafleur (1875 - 1953)
Abel Lafleur
1875 - 1953
Viacheslav Stefanovich Garin (1891 - 1957)
Viacheslav Stefanovich Garin
1891 - 1957
François Morellet (1926 - 2016)
François Morellet
1926 - 2016
Lewis Baltz (1945 - 2014)
Lewis Baltz
1945 - 2014

Creators Impressionism

Oldra Vlach (1886 - 1958)
Oldra Vlach
1886 - 1958
Corneliu Baba (1906 - 1997)
Corneliu Baba
1906 - 1997
William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)
William Nicholson
1872 - 1949
Ettore DeGrazia (1909 - 1982)
Ettore DeGrazia
1909 - 1982
Adam Bunsch (1896 - 1969)
Adam Bunsch
1896 - 1969
Sigismund Righini (1870 - 1937)
Sigismund Righini
1870 - 1937
Nikolai Fyodorovich Smolin (1888 - 1962)
Nikolai Fyodorovich Smolin
1888 - 1962
Christian Peltenburg-Brechneff (1950)
Christian Peltenburg-Brechneff
1950
Karl Peter Röhl (1890 - 1975)
Karl Peter Röhl
1890 - 1975
Elisabeth von Eicken (1862 - 1940)
Elisabeth von Eicken
1862 - 1940
Guido Trentini (1889 - 1975)
Guido Trentini
1889 - 1975
Joseph Sebastian Oberbauer (1853 - 1926)
Joseph Sebastian Oberbauer
1853 - 1926
Homer Dodge Martin (1836 - 1897)
Homer Dodge Martin
1836 - 1897
Robert Poetzelberger (1856 - 1930)
Robert Poetzelberger
1856 - 1930
Rafaello Gamboji (1874 - 1943)
Rafaello Gamboji
1874 - 1943
Hugo Salmson (1843 - 1894)
Hugo Salmson
1843 - 1894
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