FS199500002000_960000_001, 1996/00/00撮影, Public Domain, CC0

The Walking Man

Title	The Walking Man
Artist	オーギュスト・ロダン　Auguste RODIN
Date	1900
Medium	bronze
Dimensions	85.5×59.2×26.9
Classification	Sculptures
Accession Number	FS199500002000
Summary	The Age of Bronze was followed by the life-size figure Saint John the Baptist Preaching (1878), in which Rodin experimented with expressing the moment when the weight of the body shifts from the left leg to the right. On the occasion of the major retrospective of his work in 1900, Rodin created The Walking Man by assembling studies for Saint John the Baptist Preaching. The torso and legs used for this work were originally separate pieces. The roughly modeled torso has a large section missing from the back, while the legs are rendered with detailed modeling. The joints are not smoothly joined, and there is little flesh on the buttocks. In the treatment of the torso, one can see how Rodin purified the themes of time and movement. With both feet firmly planted on the ground, the sense of forward motion is emphasized by the larger size of the left leg, while the right leg takes an unexpectedly long stride, with the ball of the foot just visible behind. This work, which was cast either during Rodin’s lifetime or shortly after his death, is characterized by an unusually delicate technique and finish.

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Native place	Paris, FRA
Birth	1840
Dead place	Meudon, FRA
Died	1917
Biography	Innovations in modern sculpture emerged gradually during the 1880s and 1890s, becoming clearly visible after 1900. Rodin, born in the same year as Monet, may appear to have pursued innovation entirely on his own. However, no sculptor worked more firmly on the foundation of tradition than he did. Through his countless representations of the human form, Rodin made many original attempts that were highly significant in the history of modern sculpture. He created works using body fragments such as torsos and hands, found artistic value in damaged or unfinished parts, and experimented with combining fragments with other fragments and small figures with ready-made objects. Furthermore, he redefined the pictorial effects of changing light and shadow and the relationship between sculpture and its surrounding environment, while also expressing the passage of time through a single human figure.

The Walking Man

Auguste RODIN