Rodin: In His Own Words

Head of Balzac, Penultimate Study Modeled 1897, cast number and date of cast unknown, Alexis Rudier Foundry Bronze 6 ¼ x 6 x 7 inches Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collection "I tried in the [...]

Venus Modeled about 1888, Musée Rodin cast number 9/12 in 1978, Godard Foundry Bronze 40 ½ x 7 ½ x 11 ½ inches Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation "In short, Beauty is everywhere. It [...]

Ugolino and Sons Modeled 1881-82, cast number 2, date of cast and foundry unknown Bronze 16 1/8 x 16 7/8 x 19 7/8 inches Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, promised gift to the North [...]

Tragic Muse Modeled 1894-96, Musée Rodin cast number 5/8 in 1986, Godard Foundry Bronze 13 x 25 ½ x 15 ¼ inches Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation "Yes, the great artist, and by this [...]

Three Faunesses Modeled before 1896, cast in 1959, cast number unknown, Georges Rudier Foundry Bronze 9 ¼ x 11 ½ x 6 ½ inches Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation "Nature is the supreme architect. [...]

The Spirit of War Modeled 1883, lifetime cast, cast number unknown, Griffoul & Lorge Foundry Bronze 44 ½ x 22 ½ x 15 inches Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation "Art cannot exist without life. [...]

Sorrow Modeled 1889, Musée Rodin cast number III/IV in 1983, Coubertin Foundry Bronze 11 ½ x 6 ½ x 6 ¾ inches Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, promised gift to the North Carolina Museum [...]

The Thinker Modeled 1880, reduced in 1903, cast about 1931, cast number unknown, Alexis Rudier Foundry Bronze 14 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 11 3/8 inches Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collection "Nature gives me [...]

Paolo and Francesca Modeled 1889, Musée Rodin cast number 5 in 1983, Georges Rudier Foundry Bronze 12 …›x 22 ¼ x 14 ¾ inches Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collection "Instead of imagining the different parts [...]