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This artwork, La Création by Auguste Rodin, is currently for sale at Coskun Fine Art.
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TITLE:
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La Création
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WORK DATE:
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circa 1890 - 1900
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CATEGORY:
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Sculptures
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MATERIALS:
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Bronze
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EDITION/SET OF:
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3/8
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MARKINGS:
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Inscribed A. Rodin, © by Musée Rodin, numbered, dated and stamped with foundry mark
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SIZE:
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h: 20 x w: 25.5 x d: 11 cm / h: 7.9 x w: 10 x d: 4.3 in
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STYLE:
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Modern
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PRICE*:
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DESCRIPTION:
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During the 1890s Rodin repeatedly made use of assemblages to compose his groups, some of which, including this one, were never exhibited. Creation, a recurring theme in his oeuvre, is not treated here by way of the image of the artist as a creator, as it is in La Main de Dieu, for example. In this work, a divine being shelters the first couple, in an exceptionally dynamic assemblage composed of nearly perpendicular lines which visually initiate the inner movement of the figures seeking to detach themselves from their creator.
These three figures were originally modelled for La Porte de l’Enfer, although in the end the only ones who appear there are the two small figures arranged face to face to form the famous group, L’Eternelle Idole. The Creator no doubt started out as a damned soul, his violently twisted body reminiscent of the ignudi of the Sistine Chapel. This was one of Rodin's favorite figures, used in a number of assemblages.
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