L’OMBRE / THE SHADE L’OMBRE / THE SHADE Auguste rodin Auguste rodin
Dec 27, 2015
Truman Bartlett (contemporary American sculptor) “saw The Shades as ‘phantoms’ and a ‘trio of despair’ who tell ‘the story of the whole door.’
James Huneker: “This Gate is a frieze of Paris as deeply significant of modern inspiration and sorrow as the Parthenon frieze is the symbol of the great clean beauty of Hellas.”
The Gates of hell about the despair of modern life
Theme dominates 20th century art
Temporary introduction exhibit Rodin’s world
Antoine-Louis BaryeAntoine-Louis Barye
Fatin-Fatin-latourlatour
daloudalou
tissottissot
steichensteichen
renoirrenoir
carpeauxcarpeaux
L’OMBRE / THE SHADEAuguste rodin
•Concept c. 1880
•Bronze Casting 1967 no. 10 /12, musee rodin
•37 ¼” x 20 ¼” x 11 ¼” – roughly 3 ft tall
•Acquired by dominion gallery, montreal – march 1967
•Acquired by private collector tokyo circa 1998
•Acquired from the private collector by present owner
•Christie’s auction 6 november 2008
•Estimated $250,000 - $350,000
L’OMBRE / THE SHADEAuguste rodin
•11/6/2008 - The kiss - 33 ¼” - 1965 cast Georges Rudier - $962,500
•2/2/2004 - the thinker - 28” - late 1920s / 1930s cast alexis rudier - $2,756,000
•5/11/2000 - the shade - 37” - 1960 cast georges rudier - $170,750
•Consideration of market, size, foundry, provenance
•1967 casting by georges rudier
•37 1/4” tall
•2008 art market
•About 3 previous owners, dominion gallery for 30 years, private ownership 10 years
•$314,500 suggested bid
Auguste rodin1840 - 1917
•Working class origins
•Attended petite École – taught by horace lecoq de boisbaudran
tissot
The artists’ wivesBust of angeline
carioni
Dalou Fatin-Latour
Portrait of leon maitre
The rhinemaidens
Boisbaudran students -represented in Chrysler Collection-
Auguste rodin1840 - 1917
•Working class origins
•Attended petite École – taught by horace lecoq de boisbaudran
•Refused entrance to grand École
Auguste rodin1840 - 1917
•Working class origins
•Attended petite École – taught by horace lecoq de boisbaudran
•Refused entrance to grand École
•1864 worked with Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse – mass produced objets d’art
Albert-Ernest Carrier-BelleuseAlbert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Abduction of Hippodamie (L'Enlevement)
vase
Fantasy bust
Auguste rodin1840 - 1917
•Working class origins
•Attended petite École – taught by horace lecoq de boisbaudran
•Refused entrance to grand École
•1864 worked with Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse – mass produced objets d’art
•Also lessons from Antoine-Louis Barye
Antoine-Louis Barye
-as represented in the chrysler’s collection-
Jaguar and hare
Lion crushing serpent
Panther attacking stag
Auguste rodin1840 - 1917
•Working class origins
•Attended petite École – taught by horace lecoq de boisbaudran
•Refused entrance to grand École
•1864 worked with Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse – mass produced objets d’art
•Also lessons from Antoine-Louis Barye
•1875 trip to italy – inspired by michelangelo
Auguste rodin1840 - 1917
•Working class origins
•Attended petite École – taught by horace lecoq de boisbaudran
•Refused entrance to grand École
•1864 worked with Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse – mass produced objets d’art
•Also lessons from Antoine-Louis Barye
•1875 trip to italy – inspired by michelangelo
•Through salon invites, was introduced to turquet, minister of fine arts
Auguste rodin1840 - 1917
•Working class origins
•Attended petite École – taught by horace lecoq de boisbaudran
•Refused entrance to grand École
•1864 worked with Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse – mass produced objets d’art
•Also lessons from Antoine-Louis Barye
•1875 trip to italy – inspired by michelangelo
•Through salon invites, was introduced to turquet, minister of fine arts
• 1880- Commissioned to create door for musee of decorative arts
Auguste rodin1840 - 1917
•Working class origins
•Attended petite École – taught by horace lecoq de boisbaudran
•Refused entrance to grand École
•1864 worked with Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse – mass produced objets d’art
•Also lessons from Antoine-Louis Barye
•1875 trip to italy – inspired by michelangelo
•Through salon invites, was introduced to turquet, minister of fine arts
• 1880- Commissioned to create door for musee of decorative arts
•Created gates of hell inspired by dante’s inferno
The gates of hell- Origin of l’ombre -
Drawing of The Gates with Adam and Eve and the three shades 1880-1881Musee rodin