Small Female Torso

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)

For Rodin, the female body was an inexhaustible source of inspiration throughout his life as an artist, so much so that it is difficult to date this small torso which resembles an antique sculpture through its firm volumes.

In fact, Auguste Rodin described himself as descending from a long line of sculptors faithful to the lessons of Greek and Roman art, of which he passionately collected countless pieces in marble, ceramic, glass, bronze, etc. The influence of antique art on his own works was so strong that he sometimes deliberately mutilated them, removing a head or limb from a figure to accentuate its resemblance to pieces from antiquity and to enhance the expressive power of the human body, reduced to its basic shape. 

Among the couples of lovers, so frequent in the work of Rodin, The Kiss is far from being the boldest. Yet it has always been considered as the symbol of sensuality and its extraordinary fame can be explained by its powerful sensitivity and the skilful arrangement of its forms.

Each reproduction requires great expertise   and draws on the skills of the Rodin Museum's teams and craftsmen. It is from the official moulds from the museum's collections that the most accurate resin reproductions are made. They are then hand-patinated to give it the appearance of bronze, plaster or marble.

Finally, they are validated and checked by the Musée Rodin’s curators to ensure that they comply with moral rights.

Reproductions come with an explanatory note about the history of the work.

The seal and the mention “Reproduction - Musée Rodin” guarantee the quality and origin of the sculpture reproduction.