Rodin

American

[roh-dan, -dan, raw-dan] / roʊˈdæn, -ˈdɛ̃, rɔˈdɛ̃ /

noun

(François) Auguste (René) 1840–1917, French sculptor.

Rodin British

/ rɔdɛ̃ /

noun

Auguste (oɡyst). 1840–1917, French sculptor, noted for his portrayal of the human form. His works include The Kiss (1886), The Burghers of Calais (1896), and The Thinker (1905)

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She described his studio as "really shabby", with "all sorts of rubbish on the floor" and even "a Rodin being used as a doorstop".

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Rodin seems to arrive at his sculptures, instead, from the inside out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

For Rodin especially, these efforts spun off independent drawings and sculptures that are scattered throughout the exhibition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Before his show at the Rodin Museum, Anderson said it was "intimidating" to take on the role "because you are up against people who are in the history books", the Guardian reported.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026

Theo has already been displaying works by Paul Gauguin, Camille Pissarro, Auguste Rodin, Edgar Degas, and others in the gallery.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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