Aurora and Tithonus by Auguste Rodin
Eve Eating the Apple by Auguste Rodin
Hand of Rodin with a Female Figure by Auguste Rodin
Head of Balzac by Auguste Rodin
Katherine Seney Simpson (Mrs. John W. Simpson) by Auguste Rodin
Right Hand by Auguste Rodin
The Three Shades by Auguste Rodin
Walking Man by Auguste Rodin
Head of Pierre de Wissant by Auguste Rodin
Right Hand by Auguste Rodin
Young Girl Confiding Her Secret to Isis (Jeune fille confiant son secret à Isis) by Auguste Rodin
The Thinker (Le Penseur) by Auguste Rodin

Where to See Auguste Rodin

26 museums worldwide

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About Auguste Rodin

French · 1840–1917 · Modernism, Symbolism

rejected from art school three times, then spending thirty-seven years on The Gates of Hell, which spawned The Thinker and The Kiss as fragments

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Auguste Rodin's works are held in 26 museums worldwide, including National Gallery of Art, Musée Rodin, and Museo Soumaya.

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🇦🇷 Argentina

1 museum

🇧🇪 Belgium

3 museums

🇨🇿 Czech Republic

1 museum

🇫🇷 France

6 museums

🇩🇪 Germany

4 museums

🇮🇱 Israel

1 museum

🇮🇹 Italy

1 museum

🇲🇽 Mexico

1 museum

🇳🇱 Netherlands

1 museum

🇵🇱 Poland

1 museum

🇸🇪 Sweden

1 museum

🇨🇭 Switzerland

1 museum

🇺🇸 United States

4 museums

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Where did Auguste Rodin live?
    Auguste Rodin spent the last two decades of his life in Meudon, France, twenty minutes south-west of Paris by train.
  • Who was Auguste Rodin?
    Auguste Rodin based his theme for The Gates of Hell on The Divine Comedy by Dante.
  • Who is Auguste Rodin?
    Auguste Rodin based his theme for The Gates of Hell on The Divine Comedy by Dante.
  • Why is Auguste Rodin famous?
    According to the twentieth-century sculptor Brancusi, Auguste Rodin transformed sculpture, reviving it as a medium worthy of an original artist.
  • Why did Auguste Rodin make the thinker?
    The Thinker was originally intended to be a small statue made to fit at the top of the door.
  • Auguste Rodin facts?
    Auguste Rodin was rejected three times by the École des Beaux-Arts as a young sculptor.
  • Auguste Rodin famous works?
    Auguste Rodin's famous works include The Man with the Broken Nose, The Age of Bronze, The Burghers of Calais, The Monument to Balzac, and The Kiss.
  • Auguste Rodin most famous work?
    Some of Auguste Rodin's most famous works include The Man with the Broken Nose, The Age of Bronze, The Burghers of Calais, The Monument to Balzac, and The Kiss.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Auguste Rodin's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum Brooklyn Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] museum National Gallery Prague Used for: museum holdings.
  6. [6] museum Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales Used for: museum holdings.
  7. [7] book Susie Hodge, Art Used for: biography.
  8. [8] book Susie Hodge, Art: Everything You Need to Know About the Greatest Artists and Their Work Used for: biography.

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