Auguste Rodin French, 1840-1917
Study for the Walking Man, 1999-2000
Bronze
53 x 26 x 16 cm
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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Though titled Study for The Walking Man, this figure is, in fact, a direct adaptation of motifs found in Michelangelo’s drawings and waxes. Rodin had the torso on display by...
Though titled Study for The Walking Man, this figure is, in fact, a direct adaptation of motifs found in Michelangelo’s drawings and waxes. Rodin had the torso on display by 1888 and cast it in 1894. Its desiccated surface and incomplete formal tension made it appear a ruin from antiquity or the Renaissance. Its evocative qualities may well have inspired Rodin to reunite forms generated in the making of St. John the Baptist.
