L’OMBRE / THE SHADEL’OMBRE / THE SHADEAuguste rodinAuguste rodin

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

Studies for gates of hell

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

Auguste rodin1840 - 1917

•Working class origins

•Attended petite École – taught by horace lecoq de boisbaudran

Horace Lecoq de BoisbaudranHorace Lecoq de Boisbaudran

Self-Portrait

tissot

The artists’ wivesBust of angeline

carioni

Dalou Fatin-Latour

Portrait of leon maitre

The rhinemaidens

Boisbaudran students -represented in Chrysler Collection-

The Training of the memory in art

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

The Age of Bronze 1876Rodin

-represented in the chrysler collection-

The dying slavemichelangelo

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 -

Gates of paradiseGhiberti & Sansovino

Baptistry, florence

The gates of hell- Origin of l’ombre -

Original plaster at Musee d’orsay

The gates of hell- Origin of l’ombre -

Drawing of The Gates with Adam and Eve and the three shades 1880-1881Musee rodin

The gates of hell- Origin of l’ombre -

Jaques-Ernest Bulloz. Rodin’s Studio at Meudon c. 1913

The gates of hell- Origin of l’ombre -

Jaques-Ernest Bulloz. Rodin’s Studio at Meudon c. 1913

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