May 22, 2011

Auguste Rodin's (?) "Bust of Victor Hugo"

On this Day in the History of Art: Mary Cassatt born (1844), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle born (1859), Victor Hugo died (1885)
I know almost nothing about this wonderful bust of Victor Hugo.


Nationality:
French
Born-Died: 1840-1977
Media: Marble
Location: Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia

1 comment:

  1. I recently listened to a National Gallery of Art lecture on Rodin

    http://dl.luxmedia.com/nationalgallery/audio/051011nl01.mp3

    I found two aspects of the lecture interesting:
    (1) how different materials used for the sculptures influenced their ability to communicate, and
    (2) how his reproduction process increased his productivity.

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