Auguste Rodin: References & Edit History
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Robert Descharnes and J.F. Chabrun, Auguste Rodin (1967), is the most complete monograph on the life and work of the artist. Other important works are: C.J. Burckhardt, Rodin und das plastische Problem (1921), a morphological study; Judith Cladel, Auguste Rodin: l’oeuvre et l’homme (1908; Rodin: The Man and His Art, 1917); Rodin sa vie glorieuse, sa vie inconnue (1936; Rodin, 1938), studies by a direct witness; H. Charles-Estienne Dujardin-Beaumetz, Entretiens avec Rodin (1913); E. Herriot, À la gloire de Rodin (1927), an expression of admiration from a great man of politics; G. Grappe, Rodin (1955), by the conservator of the Musée Rodin in Paris; R. Maria Rilke, who was the artist’s secretary for a short time, Auguste Rodin (1902; 2nd ed., 1913; Eng. trans. 1946, reprinted 1974); and Lettres à Rodin (1928–34); Denys Sutton, Triumphant Satyr: The World of Auguste Rodin (1966), an aesthetic and biographical study; Marcelle Tirel, Rodin intime (1923; The Last Years of Rodin, 1925, reprinted 1974), by Rodin’s secretary; and L. Weinberg, The Art of Rodin (1918). Later works include Albert Edward Elson, Auguste Rodin: Readings on His Life and Works (1965); Elizabeth Ripley, Rodin; Bernard Champignneulle, Rodin (1967); and Ionel Jianu, Rodin (1967).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: BBC Sounds - Meridian - The life and work of Auguste Rodin. | Sep 01, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 13, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Gallery of Art - Auguste Rodin. | Sep 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Meridian - The life and work of Auguste Rodin. | Jan 28, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 11, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Smart History - Auguste Rodin, The Walking Man. | Feb 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Philadelphia Museum of Art - Auguste Rodin. | Sep 21, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art in Context - Auguste Rodin Who Is Auguste Rodin and Why Is He Famous? | Jul 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Masterworks Fine Art - Biography of Auguste Rodin. | Feb 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Biography of Auguste Rodin. | Dec 30, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Artnet - Auguste Rodin. | May 08, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 01, 2018 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: TheArtStory - Auguste Rodin. | Mar 07, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Gallery of Art - Biography of Auguste Rodin. | Apr 29, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Getty - Biography of Auguste Rodin. | Jul 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Victoria and Albert Museum - Auguste Rodin: production techniques. | Feb 20, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: TATE - Biography of Auguste Rodin. | Feb 20, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Gallery of Art - Biography of Auguste Rodin. | Feb 20, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: MoMA - Biography of Auguste Rodin. | Feb 20, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Discover France - Biography of Auguste Rodin. | Feb 20, 2013 | ||
| Added image of Auguste Rodin's sculpture The Metamorphosis of Ovid. | Dec 14, 2010 | ||
| Added image of Thomas Fortune Ryan, a bronze bust by Auguste Rodin, 1909. | Sep 30, 2010 | ||
| Photographs of The Kiss added. | Mar 12, 2010 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 15, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 11, 2007 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 13, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 17, 2003 | ||
| Article revised. | May 29, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 28, 1999 |