I obey nature, I never presume to command her. The first principal in art is to copy what one sees. - Auguste Rodin

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I obey nature, I never presume to command her. The first principal in art is to copy what one sees.

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About Auguste Rodin

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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Drawing is but a means to an end. One imagines that drawing can be beautiful-it is not the lines which are beautiful, but what they signify, the sentiments which they translate. In reality, there is no such thing as beauty in drawing, or color beauty lies alone in revelation of truth.
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