The Age of Bronze, reduction (detail)
Auguste Rodin, 1840 - 1917
L'Age d'Airain model 1875-1876, cast 1903-1904
This cast was purchased by the original owners in 1905 from the artist. I have questions about how involved Rodin was in the creation of the reductions. In the normal course of events the artist would produce a maquette for a sculpture. It would be enlarged or reduced by artisans working under his supervision. The subtlety of surface modulation is mostly lost in the reduced version. flic.kr/p/y3BKJt
The Age of Bronze, reduction (detail)
Auguste Rodin, 1840 - 1917
L'Age d'Airain model 1875-1876, cast 1903-1904
This cast was purchased by the original owners in 1905 from the artist. I have questions about how involved Rodin was in the creation of the reductions. In the normal course of events the artist would produce a maquette for a sculpture. It would be enlarged or reduced by artisans working under his supervision. The subtlety of surface modulation is mostly lost in the reduced version. flic.kr/p/y3BKJt