Rodin: Eros and Creativity - Softcover

Rodin, Auguste

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3791318098 ISBN 13: 9783791318097

Publisher: Prestel Pub, 1997

Synopsis

Superbly reproduced images of selected sculptures and late drawings by Rodin document his obsession with sexuality, revealing the countless ways he depicted the subject: as a threat and challenge, but also as the source of all creative inspiration and passion. Augmenting these illustrations are essays by leading scholars exploring the ramifications of eros in Rodin's work and his influence on his contemporaries as well as on future artists. In word and image, this volume deepens our understanding of nineteenth century's premier sculptor.

About this title

From the Publisher:

More than 350 superbly reproduced images of selected sculptures and late drawings by Rodin document his obsession with sexuality, revealing the countless ways he depicted the subject: as a threat and challenge, but also as the source of all creative inspiration and passion. Augmenting these illustrations, ten essays by leading scholars explore the ramifications of Eros in Rodin’s work, including such topics as the nature of the fragment, Rodin’s relationship to the model, his religiosity, and his influence on his contemporaries as well as on future artists. In word and image, this volume deepens our understanding of the nineteenth century’s premier sculptor.

About the Author:

Rainer Crone is Professor of 20th Century Art at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich, Germany and Adjunct Professor of Art History at Columbia University. His publications include Andy Warhol, Francesco Clemente, and Paul Klee: Legends of the Sign.

Siegfried Salzmann, Director of the Kunsthalle in Bremen, Germany, has written extensively on 20th-century sculpture, including studies of Brancusi, Giacometti, and Wilhelm Lehmbruck.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prestel Pub
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 3791318098
• ISBN 13: 9783791318097
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 236
• Editor: Crone Rainer, Salzmann Siegfried