Auguste Rodin French, 1840-1917
Iris, Messenger of the Gods, 1999-2000
Bronze
93 x 93 x 44 cm
Miart Gallery is pleased to present an exclusive collection of posthumous August Rodin (1840-1917) bronze sculptures. These bronzes are casts from original foundry plasters and part of a limited edition, each numbered.
This work includes a certificate of authenticity
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Iris, Messenger of the Gods is a figure begun in 1890 and originally associated with the Monument to Victor Hugo. It combines the primary aesthetic tenets of Rodin's mature work:...
Iris, Messenger of the Gods is a figure begun in 1890 and originally associated with the Monument to Victor Hugo. It combines the primary aesthetic tenets of Rodin's mature work: eroticism, movement, and the ability of a fragment to stand artistically on its own. The frank display of genitalia is necessary to this bold arabesque form, which is the grandest of Rodin's flying figures.
The modelling of the supple contours of the form is offset by the plaster's bubbles, nicks, and seams. Freed from the rhetoric of the Monument to Victor Hugo, Iris achieves gravitas and grace.
