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Auguste Rodin Biography
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1840 |
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Born November 12th in Paris, France
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1854 - 1857 |
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Attended the school of decorative arts and studied under sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
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1862 |
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After the death of his older sister, Maria, he joined a Christian order for a few years and turned away from art
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1866 |
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Had a son with lifelong companion Rose Beuret but never married her or legally claimed paternity on the child
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1875 |
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First entry accepted into the Paris Salon, "The Man with the Broken Nose"
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1877 |
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Returned to Paris, with Rose, and settled on the West Bank
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1880 |
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Commissioned by French government to design doorway for the Museum of Decorative Arts
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1893 |
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"The Kiss" brought to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago and rejected for being too erotic for public display
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1917 |
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Died November 7th in Meudon, France
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2006 - 2007
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Sept. 23 - Jan. 1, "Rodin", Royal Academy of Arts
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2006
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Jan. 28 - April 30, "Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession", Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
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2005 - 2006
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Sept. 27 - Jan. 29, "Masques et Tissus d'egypte", Musee Rodin, Paris
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2005 - 2006
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Nov. 17 - Feb. 26, "Rodin, Brancusi, Giacometti, Louis Borgeois, Vermeiren...", Musee Rodin, Paris
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2005 - 2006
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Oct. 22 - Jan. 15, "Die Obere Halfte - Die Buste Seit Auguste Rodin", Kunsthalle Emden, Ostfriesland, Germany
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2005 - 2006
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Sept. 25 - Jan. 29, "Lehmbruck, Rodin, Maillol", Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisbourg, Germany
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2005
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Sept. 3 - Nov. 20, " Aristide Maillol - Bildhauer, Maler, Zeichner, Graphiker", Kunsthaus Apolda, Germany
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2005
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Sept. 9 - Nov. 27, "Rodin Beuys", Kunsthalle Schirn, Frankfurt, Germany
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2005
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Sept. 4 - Nov. 20, "Rodin - Skulpturen, Awuarelle, Fotografien", Stadtmuseum, Jena, Germany
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2005
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May 26 - Sept. 11, "Camille Claudel & Rodin: Fateful Encounter", Musee National des Beaux-arts du Quebec
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2005
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May, "Mes Tresors Antiques", Musee Rodin, Paris
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2005
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June 6 - Sept. 10, "Hommes", Musee Rodin, Paris
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| Links to further information |
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