New York: Oxford University Press, Date: 2003. Paperback. As New. Edited by Bernard Barryte with photography by Frank Wing. Shipping will be extra for this large and heavy book, please inquire. ; 9 1/2 x 11 "; 662 pages. 2003. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195133811 9780195133813 [US]

Oxford University Press, USA 2003 Trade Paperback Used-Good The late Albert Elsen was the first American scholar to study seriously the work of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin, and the person most responsible for a revival of interest in the artist as a modern innovator--after years during which the sculpture had been dismissed as so much Victorian bathos. After a fortuitous meeting with the financier, philanthropist, and art collector B. Gerald Cantor, Elsen helped Cantor to build up a major collection of Rodin's work. A large part of this collection, consisting of more than 200 pieces, was donated to the Stanford Museum by Mr. Cantor, who died recently. In size it is surpassed only the by the Musée Rodin in Paris and rivaled only by the collection in Philadelphia. In scope the collection is unique in having been carefully selected to present a balanced view of Rodin's work throughout his life. Rodin's Art encompasses a lifetime's thoughts on Rodin's career, surveying the artist's accomplishments through the detailed discussion of each object in the collection. It will begin with essays on the formation of the collection, the reception of Rodin's work, and his casting techniques. The entries that follow are arranged topically and include extensive discussions of Rodin's major projects. Covers rubbed; small chip at upper spine, repaired. Diagonal crease across front cover. Price in ink on first title page. Light stain on outer text edges, interior pages otherwise in ...

ISBN10: 0195133811, ISBN13: 9780195133813, [publisher: Oxford University Press, USA March 2003] Softcover The late Albert Elsen was the first American scholar to study seriously the work of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin, and the person most responsible for a revival of interest in the artist as a modern innovator--after years during which the sculpture had been dismissed as so much Victorian bathos. After a fortuitous meeting with the financier, philanthropist, and art collector B. Gerald Cantor, Elsen helped Cantor to build up a major collection of Rodin's work. A large part of this collection, consisting of more than 200 pieces, was donated to the Stanford Museum by Mr. Cantor, who died recently. In size it is surpassed only the by the Musà e Rodin in Paris and rivaled only by the collection in Philadelphia. In scope the collection is unique in having been carefully selected to present a balanced view of Rodin's work throughout his life. Rodin's Art encompasses a lifetime's thoughts on Rodin's career, surveying the artist's accomplishments through the detailed discussion of each object in the collection. It will begin with essays on the formation of the collection, the reception of Rodin's work, and his casting techniques. The entries that follow are arranged topically and include extensive discussions of Rodin's major projects. Covers rubbed; small chip at upper spine, repaired. Diagonal crease across front cover. ...

ISBN10: 0195133811, ISBN13: 9780195133813, [publisher: New York: Oxford University Press.] Softcover XVII, 661 S., zahlr. Abb. Originalbroschur. Gut erhaltenes Exemplar.
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