Past Exhibition

Sculpture and Drawings by Rodin

Molded in tan-colored terracotta, a person kneels and leans forward against an L-shaped stump-like form in this freestanding sculpture. The person’s head is to our left in this view, and the breasts are visible. She leans forward onto her forearms with her wrists crossed, so her hands are near her chin and closed mouth. She has short hair and full lips. The area around her eyes is loosely sculpted. One knee is bent and the other is mostly straight as if the foot were reaching toward the ground. The stump is especially loosely formed, and the sculpture sits on a wooden plank. The piece is photographed against a gray background.
Auguste Rodin, Eve Eating the Apple, c. 1885, terracotta, Gift of Mrs. John W. Simpson, 1942.5.7

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    Ground Floor, West Central Lobby
Molded in tan-colored terracotta, a person kneels and leans forward against an L-shaped stump-like form in this freestanding sculpture. The person’s head is to our left in this view, and the breasts are visible. She leans forward onto her forearms with her wrists crossed, so her hands are near her chin and closed mouth. She has short hair and full lips. The area around her eyes is loosely sculpted. One knee is bent and the other is mostly straight as if the foot were reaching toward the ground. The stump is especially loosely formed, and the sculpture sits on a wooden plank. The piece is photographed against a gray background.
Auguste Rodin, Eve Eating the Apple, c. 1885, terracotta, Gift of Mrs. John W. Simpson, 1942.5.7

Overview: 28 sculptures and 8 drawings by Auguste Rodin from Mrs. John W. Simpson were exhibited for the first time in almost 20 years. 2 groups of small sculptures were installed in special cases with temperature controls designed by engineer Sterling Eagleton of the Gallery's staff. Mrs. Simpson had acquired the works directly from the artist.

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