August Rodin is my favorite sculptor. He was a contemporary of the Impressionists and quite the controversial figure in his day. He is considered to be the father of modern sculpture. He tried three times to get into the School of Fine Arts but was declined each time. Recently more attention is being given to Camille Claudel his assistant/lover/collaborator/competitor. The museum is located on an expansive grounds that are planted with trees and flowers. We had another perfect weather day! There was an exhibition of Picasso's works alongside Rodin's. There were also works by Van Gogh, Camille Claudel and others. Rodin was a big collector in his day which was a bonus for us. After the museum we walked to lunch. It was 20 minutes or so of walking. Great people watching and a fun walk through the left bank
Sisters, topiaries and the dome of les Invalids
The roses had passed the peak but a few were still there to welcome us
Non stop bronze naughty bits
Nice digs
Modern Dance in bronze
Naked Wrestling...we have come a long way
Steady as a rock
Incredible detail
TB Tony?
The gates of Hell
Here is the Thinker's original location
Descending into the depths
The Eiffel Tower is in the back
The Burghers of Calis
So many emotions displayed on the faces
Pablo Picasso sculptures
He seems ready to have a barbell in his hands
One big chunk of wood
He was criticized as having so much detail that he must have used a mold
The grand age of facial hair
Works in marble
Go go Van Gogh
Love this scene
He sculpted in clay which was fired and then used to make the molds to cast the bronze
Yoga was in vouge even way back then
The green patina was iridescent
Camille's work
The Artist in his studio
Rodin collected Greek and Roman oddball antiquities, here is a collection of feet
So expressive
You can really see the panels of bronze
Picasso Guernica mural as a rug
Lots going on here
Some of the Picasso pictures
Foot Cranp!
A female centaur
