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Torso by Auguste Rodin

Torso

Auguste Rodin · 1872

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DETAILS
Artist
Auguste Rodin
Date
1872
Medium
Bronze, marble base
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
wt. confirmed: 20 1/2 × 10 × 6 3/8 in., 31.1 lb. (52.1 × 25.4 × 16.2 cm, 14.1 kg)
Collection
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture
French
Credit line
Gift of Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 1984
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Auguste Rodin

Auguste Rodin, the French sculptor, revolutionized modern sculpture by modeling the human body with unprecedented naturalism and emotional depth.

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