I sacrificed to the mania of the age, which is to overload … - Auguste Rodin

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I sacrificed to the mania of the age, which is to overload things. My modeling is there, the eloquence of the gesture also. The rest would only spoil the essential things. It is a stroke of genius. I am going to write to the under-secretary of state that my monument is ready.

Auguste Rodin

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François-Auguste-René Rodin (12 November 1840 – 17 November 1917) was a French sculptor, and the preeminent sculptor of the modern era. He played a pivotal role in the art of the late nineteenth century, both excelling at and rebelling against the Beaux-Arts tradition.

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Alternative Names: Rodan • Ogi︠u︡st Roden • François Auguste René Rodin • René François Auguste Rodin • august rodin • rodin • a. rodin • rodin auguste • rodin a. • aug. rodin • e. rodin • Lo-tan • Roden Rone Fransua Ogyust • François-Auguste-René Rodin • Rodin • François Auguste Rodin • Francois A. Rene Rodin

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