25th July 2009
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) was a French sculptor most famous for his iconic masterpiece "The Thinker."
Unlike sculptors before him, he did not stick to the conventions of the past which had traditionally portrayed mythological scenes or icons.
He was from a similar period in time as Gustave Courbet, who is said to be the father of realism. Though it is uncertain whether Courbet influenced Rodin, it seems coincidence that many of Rodin's sculptures also portrayed realism which he was criticized for during most of his life.
Most are familiar with his sculptures though he worked in many mediums. He also painted in oils and in watercolours. The Musée Rodin holds 7,000 of his drawings and prints, in chalk and charcoal, and thirteen vigorous drypoints.
His paintings/drawings remind me of the style of a later artist Egon Schiele though his lines are looser with an Art Nouveau feel to them.
Again, like Courbet, the subject of many of his paintings was in-your-face nudity and eroticism. Courbet's most famous painting "The Origin of the World" (shown below) has a very similar feel to many of Rodin's works of art (shown above) where the genitalia take center stage.
Prints of his erotic paintings are now available from ErotiCart.
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