RODIN: World of Art

In the superb Thames & Hudson World of Art series with 132 illustrations, 16 in colour and written by a French historian who wrote over 30 books on the history of art. Auguste Rodin was born on 14th November 1840 on the outskirts of Paris and became the most famous and influential sculptor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His work was in defiance of academic conventions, but in later life he became a famous and widely respected figure and this work reappraises his achievement and analyses his significance as an innovator as well as giving an account of his personality and life. He was considered to be as successful as Michelangelo, whom he emulated and his genius was a lifelong inspiration to him. Despite the realistic quality of his sculpture, Rodin was spared the prolonged and bitter hostility meted out to the Impressionists who were his contemporaries. In this authoritative translation of this monograph, Bernard Champigneulle discusses Rodin's lasting influence. Heavyweight 284 page softback, 132 quality illustrations of his Torso of a Young Woman 1909, Cambodian Dancer, Two Women Embracing, Nude Study of Balzac, Head of Sorrow 1882, The Burghers of Calais, Saint John the Baptiste, The Man with the Broken Nose and many more. Includes superb detailed close-ups.