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Exhibition Tour: RODIN: TRUTH, FORM, LIFE

November 16, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Free

The exhibition tour of RODIN: TRUTH, FORM, LIFE, Selections from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collections, will take place on Saturday, November 16th at noon in the museum’s Walsh Gallery with the Curator of Education, Michelle DiMarzo. The exhibition will be available for view from September 13 – December 21, 2019.

By the early 20th century, Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) was widely regarded as the greatest European sculptor since Michelangelo. Rejecting 19th-century academic traditions that dictated what was “proper” in art, Rodin pursued his own deeply held belief that art should be true to nature. Working in clay, wax, plaster, marble, and bronze with vigorous modeling that emphasized his personal response to his subjects, Rodin explored new ways to express the vitality of the human spirit. He was also one of the first sculptors to embrace the fragment as a complete work of art, capable of conveying the same expressive qualities as a fully-finished figure. With his commitment to the free exploration of form and emotion, Rodin’s work paved the way for the development of 20th century modernist sculpture.

This special exhibition, organized and made possible by the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, presents 22 of Rodin’s bronze sculptures, which were modeled between 1860 and 1910. The works on view include preparatory studies for some of Rodin’s most important public.

Image: Metamorphoses of Ovid, modeled about 1885-89, cast date unknown, Perzinka Foundry (edition of unknown size, numbered 10), Bronze

 

Details

Date:
November 16, 2019
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/exhibition-tour-rodin-truth-form-life-tickets-63058220836

Organizer

Fairfield University Art Museum
Phone:
203-254-4046
Email:
museum@fairfield.edu
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Other

Artists
Auguste Rodin
Artwork Medium
Sculpture
Event Type
Tour

Venue

Quick Center for the Arts
200 Barlow Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
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