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Traces the life and work of Auguste Rodin, from his youth and early poverty-stricken years of apprenticeship to his most celebrated works--The Kiss, The Thinker, The Gates of Hell; from his tumultuous relationship with Camille Claudel to his studio, working methods, and sources of inspiration; and t...
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Flammarion,
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| Publisher Address: | Paris : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: |
English French |
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| Summary: |
Traces the life and work of Auguste Rodin, from his youth and early poverty-stricken years of apprenticeship to his most celebrated works--The Kiss, The Thinker, The Gates of Hell; from his tumultuous relationship with Camille Claudel to his studio, working methods, and sources of inspiration; and to his final years marked by war and illness. Includes drawings, watercolors, engravings, and archival documents, as well as specially commissioned photographs of Rodin's sculptures. |
| Carrier Form: | 247 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-243) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9782080202390 2080202391 |
| Index Number: | NB553 |
| CLC: | K835.655.7 |
| Call Number: | K835.655.7/R692M |
| Contents: |
Youth and education / gates of hell / Camille Claudel / Rodin, sculptor of public monuments / 1900: the watershed year / In the sculptor's studio / Sources of inspiration / final years / Musée Rodin from 1919 to the present / |