Auguste Rodin

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) was a French sculptor widely regarded as the father of modern sculpture, renowned for surfaces that seem to pulse with life. His most famous work, The Thinker, has become a universal symbol of human thought.

  • The Thinker

    ByDominik Szobak

    One cast of this sculpture has had its legs blown apart, and the museum decided to leave it that way. In March 1970 someone planted explosives beneath the cast outside the Cleveland Museum of Art. After consulting the Musée Rodin, Cleveland concluded that restoring it would be a forgery. It stands by the entrance today,…