{"product_id":"the-drawings-of-rodin","title":"The Drawings of Rodin","description":"\u003cp\u003eAugust Rodin  renowned as a sculptor  was also a magnificent draftsman  a fact often overlooked today  though certainly not in the artists own lifetime. His achievement in the graphic media has been obscured by his reputation as a sculptor and also because his work has inspired an almost unprecedented number of forgeries  some even dating from before his death in 1917. THE DRAWINGS OF RODIN  an authoritative study by four Rodin specialists  re-establishes and confirms the artists skill as a draftsman and clarifies problems of dating and authenticity. J. Kirk T. Varnedoe presents a carefully reasoned chronology of the drawings  based on stylistic considerations  biographical data  and statements by the artist. Two supplementary essays by Victoria Thorson and Elisabeth Chase Geissbuhler throws new light on hitherto neglected aspects of Rodins graphic oeuvre. Mrs. Thorson offers an iconographical study of the later drawings  point up some of the complexities of Rodins thought and odes of expression during this period of synthesis. Mrs. Geissbuhler offers the fruit of an ambitious study of hundreds of Rodins architectural sketches and their sources. Albert Elsen pulls all the threads together in an intelligent discussion of the drawings  their relations to Rodins sculpture  their thematic content  their style  and their contribution to the history of art. It includes 153 illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964729389109,"sku":"ByrdShop_0236176749","price":90.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780236176748.jpg?v=1770477168","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-drawings-of-rodin","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}