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In 1884 this great French sculptor was commissioned to create "The Burghers of Calais" |
Rodin
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$2,000 |
DJ |
CAVEAT SCULPTOR |
2021-01-06 |
#8308 |
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His sculpture "The Burghers of Calais" honors a sacrifice by the city's leaders in 1347 |
Auguste Rodin
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$1,600 |
DJ |
SCULPTURE |
2018-03-02 |
#7710 |
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For his statue of Balzac, he contacted Balzac's former tailor to get exact measurements |
Rodin
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$400 |
DJ |
SCULPTURE |
2016-12-27 |
#7432 |
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When he won the commission for "The Burghers of Calais", he promised to deliver "six sculptures for the price of one" |
Auguste Rodin
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$2,000 |
DJ |
SCULPTURE |
2012-01-02 |
#6281 |
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A 22-year-old Belgian soldier was the model for this French sculptor's 1877 work "The Age of Bronze" |
Rodin
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$800 |
J |
SCULPTORS |
2010-09-27 |
#5986 |
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His famous sculpture "The Thinker" resulted from his unfinished "The Gates of Hell" project |
Auguste Rodin
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$800 |
J |
SCULPTURE |
2004-02-10 |
#4477 |
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His male nude sculpture "The Age of Bronze" was titled "The Vanquished" when first exhibited in 1877 |
Auguste Rodin
DD
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$1,000 |
DJ |
FAMOUS SCULPTORS |
2001-02-16 |
#3795 |
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This Frenchman sculpted Victor Hugo in 1886 & Pope Benedict XV in 1915 |
Auguste Rodin
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$500 |
J |
SCULPTURE |
2000-11-10 |
#3725 |
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His "Gates of Hell" was the source for his famous 1886 work "The Kiss" |
Auguste Rodin
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$200 |
DJ |
SCULPTORS |
2000-03-31 |
#3595 |
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His work "Balzac" was refused by the society that commissioned it; they didn't think it looked like Balzac |
Auguste Rodin
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$200 |
J |
SCULPTURE |
1999-07-05 |
#3431 |
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This artist's "The Thinker" was originally intended to crown his "Gates of Hell" monument |
Auguste Rodin
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$200 |
DJ |
SCULPTURE |
1998-06-04 |
#3184 |
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In 1880 he began work on "The Gates of Hell" but never completed the project |
Auguste Rodin
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$800 |
DJ |
SCULPTURE |
1997-07-03 |
#2974 |
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"Man with a Broken Nose", his first sculpture submitted for exhibit to the Paris Salon, was rejected |
Auguste Rodin
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$800 |
DJ |
SCULPTURE |
1997-06-10 |
#2957 |
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This creator of "The Thinker" studied sculpture with Antoine Louis Barye |
Auguste Rodin
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$200 |
DJ |
SCULPTURE |
1996-12-23 |
#2836 |
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His monument "The Burghers of Calais" took 11 years from design to installation |
Rodin
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$1,000 |
DJ |
ARTISTS & SCULPTORS |
1996-06-07 |
#2725 |
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"The Vanquished" was the original title of this Frenchman's famous sculpture "The Age of Bronze" |
(Auguste) Rodin
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$400 |
DJ |
SCULPTURE |
1995-11-27 |
#2586 |
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For a sculpture of Balzac, he obtained the novelist's exact measurements from his tailor |
Rodin
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$800 |
DJ |
SCULPTURE |
1994-10-03 |
#2316 |
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This Frenchman's portrait sculptures include those of Victor Hugo & Balzac |
Rodin
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$400 |
J |
SCULPTORS |
1993-06-08 |
#2032 |
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This Frenchman's early sculpture "Man with a Broken Nose" was originally rejected for exhibition |
Rodin
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$400 |
DJ |
SCULPTURE |
1993-05-10 |
#2011 |
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This Frenchman's first life-size statue was a male nude figure called "The Age of Bronze" |
Rodin
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$600 |
DJ |
SCULPTORS |
1992-12-08 |
#1902 |
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If you know that he sculpted "The Burghers of Calais", you deserve a "Kiss" |
Rodin
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$600 |
DJ |
SCULPTURE |
1990-06-21 |
#1354 |
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At 76, this sculptor of "The Thinker" married the woman he had lived with for over 50 years |
Rodin
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$600 |
DJ |
SCULPTURE |
1986-01-06 |
#346 |