The ''Bust of Auguste Rodin'' is a

totem A totem (from oj, ᑑᑌᒼ, italics=no or ''doodem'') is a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, or tribe, such as in the Anishinaabe clan system. While ''the wo ...

ic portrait originally moulded in clay in 1909 by the French artist

Antoine Bourdelle Antoine Bourdelle (30 October 1861 – 1 October 1929), born Émile Antoine Bordelles, was an influential and prolific French sculptor and teacher. He was a student of Auguste Rodin, a teacher of Giacometti and Henri Matisse, and an important fi ...

. The artist's teacher and associate,

Auguste Rodin François Auguste René Rodin (12 November 184017 November 1917) was a French sculptor, generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a uniqu ...

, is portrayed as a sacred icon with the visage and horns of Michelangelo's ''Moses''. A bronze cast of a modified version was displayed in the 1910 Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux–Arts on the

Champ de Mars The Champ de Mars (; en, Field of Mars) is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located in the seventh ''arrondissement'', between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. The park is named after the ...

along with his ''

Hercules the Archer ''Hercules the Archer'' is a sculpture by Antoine Bourdelle, originally made in 1909, which now exists in many versions. It was a commission of the financier and philanthropist Gabriel Thomas, as a single copy in gilt-bronze in April 1909; Bourd ...

''.

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1910 sculptures Bronze sculptures Sculptures by Antoine Bourdelle Cultural depictions of Auguste Rodin {{France-sculpture-stub

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