Rodin
: A Magnificent Obsession
by Kirk Varnedoe, et al
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The work of the master French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) is
instantly recognizable throughout the world. This is due in no small part
to the proselytizing efforts of B. Gerald Cantor (1916-), widely acknowledged
as the preeminent collector and proponent of Rodin in America during the
second half of the twentieth century. He purchased his first piece, a bronze
of The Hand of God, in 1946, after being profoundly moved by seeing a marble
version of it at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. For five decades,
Cantor focused all of his efforts on researching and acquiring works by
Rodin. Joined by his wife, Iris, in 1977, they built the largest and most
comprehensive private collection of Rodin sculpture, drawings, prints,
photographs, and memorabilia. Of the approximately 750 works that the Cantors
collected, including casts of each of Rodin's major monuments, The Monument
to Balzac, The Gates of Hell, The Burghers of Calais and The Monument to
Victor Hugo, 450 have been given away to over 70 museums around the world.
Lavishly illustrated, Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession chronicles
the growth of the collection, offering a comprehensive overview that includes
works bequeathed to the Cantor Foundation from the Cantor personal collection,
as well as new insights into Rodin's working methods and the histories
of his most famous masterpieces. Amazon.com
(Hardcover)
Auguste
Rodin and Camille Claudel
by J.A. Schmoll Gen. Eisenwerth
(Hardcover)
Auguste
Rodin : Master of Sculpture
by Irene S. Korn
(Hardcover)
Rodin
: A Biography
by Frederic V. Grunfeld
(Paperback)
Rodin
: The Hands of Genius (Discoveries Series)
by Helene Pinet, Caroline Palmer (Translator)
(Paperback - October 1992)
Rodin
on Art and Artists
by Auguste Rodin, Paul Gsell (Photographer)
(Paperback - April 1984)
Ruben
on Rodin
by Ernestine Ruben
(Hardcover)
Auguste
Rodin (Life and Work Of)
by Richard Tames
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Library Binding: 32 pages; (October 1, )
Auguste
Rodin : Images of Desire : Erotic Watercolors and Cut-Outs
by Anne-Marie Bonnet, Auguste Rodin
Hardcover: 160 pages
Schirmer/Mosel Verlag Gmbh; ISBN: 3888149401; (March
)
Rodin's
Monument to Victor Hugo
by Ruth Butler, et al
(Hardcover)
Rodin's
Art : The Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Collection at Stanford University
by Albert Edward Elsen, et al
(Textbook Binding)
Rodin
: Sculpture & Drawings
by Catherine Lampert
(Paperback - February 1987)
Rodin
: The Shape of Genius
by Ruth Butler
(Paperback)
Rodin
- The Gates of Hell
from Kultur
(VHS Tape)
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