The Thinker Marble

The thinker was originally called the poet and was conceived as part of the gates of hell initially a commission 1880 for a pair of bronze doors to a planned museum of decorative arts in paris.

The thinker marble. The thinker originally a part of rodin s the gates of hell exists in several versions. The thinker the thinker bronze sculpture by auguste rodin cast in 1904. The thinker statue is the work of the famous french sculptor auguste rodin and is regarded as one of the top ten classic sculptures in the western. As rodin became more successful he began to employ a host of assistants all of whom had specific jobs to perform.

The thinker exists as bronze casts exhibition plaster casts. Like many classic works it is not the result of positioning at that time but gradually evolved into a historical and cultural symbol in the washing of years and ideas. There was also a limited edition of 12 copies made from the original plaster mold by the musée rodin after rodin s death. 139 00 select a brand andrea by sadek austin sculptures borowski glass studio bovano of cheshire brass baron fontanini nativity global views intrada ceramics mats jonasson crystal mill creek studios murano glass sculptures nao by lladro nature s gallery san pacific int l spi sandicast santini marble.

Rodin made a number of other marble and bronze editions but his most famous version is the 6 foot bronze statue siting in the gardens of the rodin museum in paris. Bronze casts have been produced from the original ever since its completion. Made by french artist auguste rodin the statue shows a muscular figure in his moment of concentrated introspection. In the rodin museum paris.

This is a list of the thinker sculptures made by auguste rodin. The original size and the later monumental size versions were both created by rodin and the most valuable versions are those created under his supervision.