Faun; The Old Tree; The Old Oak Tree, Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin
Faun; The Old Tree; The Old Oak Tree
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Auguste Rodin

Faun; The Old Tree; The Old Oak Tree, ca. 1885 (Guss before 1912)


Dimensions
39.5 x 38 x 28 cm
Physical Description
bronze
Inventory Number
SGP6
Acquisition
Acquired in 1912
Status
On display, 1st upper level, Modern Art, room 8

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His arms stretched out disarmingly, the faun abandons himself to the caresses of the little female faun as she gazes dreamily at him. In a reversal of the classic gender roles, the mythological hybrid creature of antiquity and the epitome of sexual drive is dominated by his companion. As a couple they look inorganic; the delicate woman is simply placed on the monstrous faun's goat-like leg. Here, Rodin has arranged two individual figures created for his 'Gates of Hell' to form a new group. Liberated from their original context, his sculptures acquired the status of autonomous artworks.

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02.12.2024