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Figure volante, grand modèle, 1890/91

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Bronze
53×78×30 cm

Artists

  • Auguste Rodin

    (Paris 1840–1917 Meudon)

Currently on display at OG3
The work shows a female torso maintaining a complex pose. The muscular torso protrudes diagonally into space, while the rudiments of the vertical engaged leg gives the figure stability. The left leg hovers in the air, rotates outwards and is supported by the pressure of the arm. The opposing movements and the refined modeling of the surface invest the sculpture Flying Figure by the famous French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) with dynamism and life. Though Rodin always based his sculptural practice on the physical, natural motif, he did not strive for an exact reproduction. To him, the torso became an important form, as it allowed him to heighten the expressive power through the incompleteness of the human body.

Object data

Artist/author
  • Auguste Rodin
Title
Figure volante, grand modèle
Alternative title
Flying Figure
Date
1890/91
Art movement
Impressionism
Category
Sculpture
Material​/technique
Bronze
Dimensions
53×78×30 cm
Credit line of the permanent loan
The Kasser Mochary Family Foundation, Montclair, New Jersey
Selection of Reference works
  • Wien 1900. Aufbruch in die Moderne, hrsg. von Hans-Peter Wipplinger, Wien 2019 (Ausst.-Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien, ab 15.03.2019).
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Provenance

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