Gustav Mahler
Auguste Rodin
1909
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
14 × 9 3/4 × 9 1/2 in., 15.5 lb. (35.6 × 24.8 × 24.1 cm, 7 kg)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, 1998
Accession Number
1999.363.73
Tags
HeadsMenPortraits
About the Artist
Auguste Rodin · 1840–1917
François Auguste René Rodin (1840-1917) stands as the founder of modern sculpture, transforming the art form from academic tradition into expressive modernism. Born into a working-class Parisian family, Rodin faced early rejection, failing three times to gain admission to the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts. This setback forced him to work as a craftsman for nearly two decades, though his 1875 tr...