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

Alfred-Emmanuel Beurdeley (1847 - 1919)
Alfred-Emmanuel Beurdeley
1847 - 1919
Florence Cestac (1949)
Florence Cestac
1949
Gustave Adolphe Crauk (Crauck) (1827 - 1905)
Gustave Adolphe Crauk (Crauck)
1827 - 1905
Zao Wou-Ki (1920 - 2013)
Zao Wou-Ki
1920 - 2013
Anna Beothy-Steiner (1902 - 1985)
Anna Beothy-Steiner
1902 - 1985
Alexander Kucharsky (1741 - 1819)
Alexander Kucharsky
1741 - 1819
Uwe Bangert (1927 - 2017)
Uwe Bangert
1927 - 2017
Henri Alphonse Barnoin (1882 - 1940)
Henri Alphonse Barnoin
1882 - 1940
Chris von Wangenheim (1942 - 1981)
Chris von Wangenheim
1942 - 1981
Norbert Roettiers (1665 - 1727)
Norbert Roettiers
1665 - 1727
Bon Boullogne (1649 - 1717)
Bon Boullogne
1649 - 1717
Jacques Doucet (1924 - 1994)
Jacques Doucet
1924 - 1994
Bettina Rheims (1952)
Bettina Rheims
1952
Nicolas Bernard Lépicié (1735 - 1784)
Nicolas Bernard Lépicié
1735 - 1784
Alexander Semyonovich Liberman (1912 - 1999)
Alexander Semyonovich Liberman
1912 - 1999
Antonio Asis (1932 - 2019)
Antonio Asis
1932 - 2019

Creators Impressionism

Petar Dobrović (1890 - 1942)
Petar Dobrović
1890 - 1942
Toni von Stadler (1850 - 1917)
Toni von Stadler
1850 - 1917
Ludwig Koch (1866 - 1934)
Ludwig Koch
1866 - 1934
Peter Ilsted (1861 - 1933)
Peter Ilsted
1861 - 1933
Hans Richard von Volkmann (1860 - 1927)
Hans Richard von Volkmann
1860 - 1927
Franz Rederer (1899 - 1965)
Franz Rederer
1899 - 1965
Heinrich Hübner (1869 - 1945)
Heinrich Hübner
1869 - 1945
Carl Bantzer (1857 - 1941)
Carl Bantzer
1857 - 1941
Nazmi Zya Güran (1881 - 1937)
Nazmi Zya Güran
1881 - 1937
Jules Robert Auguste (1789 - 1850)
Jules Robert Auguste
1789 - 1850
Henry Moret (1856 - 1913)
Henry Moret
1856 - 1913
Charles Edward Conder (1868 - 1909)
Charles Edward Conder
1868 - 1909
Lilla Cabot Perry (1848 - 1933)
Lilla Cabot Perry
1848 - 1933
Emilio Borsa (1857 - 1931)
Emilio Borsa
1857 - 1931
Ernst Lorenz-Murowana (1872 - 1954)
Ernst Lorenz-Murowana
1872 - 1954
Fernand-Marie-Eugène Le Gout-Gérard (1854 - 1924)
Fernand-Marie-Eugène Le Gout-Gérard
1854 - 1924