''Torso of Adele'' is an 1878-1884 sculpture by the French artist
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 ...
, originally modelled in plaster before being worked in terracotta.
Work
Judith Cladel
Judith Cladel, (March 25, 1873 – January 29, 1958) was a French playwright, novelist, biographer and journalist.
Life and career
Born and lived in Paris, she was a member of the jury of the prix Femina from 1916 to 1958. She began to write at a ...
(Rodin's friend and biographer) states that it arose from his study of
caryatids. The model was probably the Italian Adèle Abruzzesi, one of Rodin's favourite models. The sculpture was only completed in 1889 by the addition of the legs and left arm, for use in the top left-hand corner of ''
The Gates of Hell''. It does not appear in
William Elborne's 1887 photographs of ''The Gates'' and so Rodin probably added it later. He also used the same torso, with a head added, for the female figures in ''
Eternal Springtime
''Eternal Springtime'' (french: L'Éternel Printemps) is a c. 1884 sculpture by the French artist Auguste Rodin, depicting a pair of lovers. It was created at the same time as ''The Gates of Hell'' and originally intended to be part of it.
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'' and ''
Illusions Received by the Earth''.
[ ''Museo Rodin, Museo Soumaya (2016). La puerta del Infierno.'' Méxicco: Fundación Carlos Slim. .]
See also
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List of sculptures by Auguste Rodin
References
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Sculptures by Auguste Rodin
1884 sculptures
Terracotta sculptures
Plaster sculptures