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Rodin Sculptures in the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA

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The National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington DC is one of the best art galleries in the world. When I visited it in November 2017, what impressed me most was its collection of Rodin sculptures.

Rodin is a giant and as such he cannot be easily approached. His work is multi-faceted and goes far beyond “The Kiss”. Viewing the Rodin sculptures in NGA I was not overwhelmed, but invited to look into each one of them and discover what it meant to me.

I invite the reader of this post to discover what these sculptures mean for themselves. Rationalization is not necessary. A warm but intense feeling that Beauty brings meaning to Life would be enough.

Auguste Rodin, Morning. 1906, Marble, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, Morning. 1906, Marble, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, Woman and Child. 1901, Marble, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, Woman and Child. 1901, Marble, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, Eve, 1891, Marble, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, Eve, 1891, Marble, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, Sphinx. 1909, Marble, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, Sphinx, 1909, Marble, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, The Age of Bronze. 1898, Plaster, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, The Age of Bronze. 1898, Plaster, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, The Evil Spirits, 1899, Marble, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, The Evil Spirits, 1899, Marble, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, The Evil Spirits, 1899, Marble, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, The Kiss, Cast 1898-1902, Bronze, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, Hand of God, 1903, Plaster, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, Jean d’ Aire, , beginning of 20th c., Plaster, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, Head of Balzac, 1896, Bronze, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, Gustav Mahler, 1909, Bronze, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, Katherine Simpson, 1903, Marble, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, Thomas Fortune Ryan, 1910, Bronze, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, J. B. van Beckelaer, 1875, Marble, NGA, Washington DC, USA
Auguste Rodin, The Thinker, Cast 1901, Bronze, NGA, Washington DC, USA