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François Auguste Rodin French 1840-1917 Nude

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François Auguste Rodin French 1840-1917 Nude
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Watercolour on paper sketch; entitled 'nude' on verso with gallery label, "Curt Valentin Gallery'; 10 x 8 inch (25.4 x 20.32 cm). Known as one of the most gifted figurative sculptors in history, Auguste Rodin made such iconic works of art as The Kiss (1880-1881), The Thinker (1881-1882), and The Burghers of Calais (1884-1895). Using clay, plaster molds, and a meticulous process that included live models, Rodin created sculptures that were innovative in their attention to detail and unprecedented realism. Inspired by the female form and literature from Dante to Baudelaire, Rodin was particularly adept at conveying tension and emotion through subjects’ bodies and made a large collection of sculptures of men and women in amorous, sensual poses. PROVENANCE: Upper New York Estate