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  2. The Thinker - Wikipedia

    • The Thinker (French: Le Penseur), by Auguste Rodin, is a bronze sculpture situated atop a stone pedestal depicting a nude male figure of heroic size sitting on a rock. He is seen leaning over, his right elbow placed on his left thigh, holding the weight of his chin on the back of his right hand. The pose is one of deep thought and contemplation, and the statue i… See more

    Origin

    The Thinker was initially named The Poet (French: Le Poète), and was part of a large commission begun in 1880 for a doorway surround called The Gates of Hell. Rodin based this on the early 14th century poem The … See more

    Casts

    The Thinker has been cast in multiple versions and is found around the world, but the history of the progression from models to castings is still not entirely clear. About 28 monumental-sized bronze casts are in museums a… See more

    Year1904
    MediumBronze
    Art market

    In June 2022 a cast was put up for sale at Christie's in Paris with an estimate of up to €14m. The cast was made in about 1928 at the Rudier Foundry, founded by Alexis Rudier (1845-1897) who worked with Antoine Bo… See more

    Reception

    Max Linde had a copy of the monumental version cast in 1904 and placed it in the garden of his villa, Lindesche Villa. There Edvard Munch painted his painting Rodin's Thinker in the Garden of Dr. Linde, which is now in the … See more

    Similar sculptures

    Repetitive portrayals of individuals, both male and female, have been depicted in physical form while in the process of contemplation or grieving.
    The "Karditsa Thinker" is a Neolithic clay figurine fou… See more

    External links

    • The "Penseur", a poem by Philadelphia poet Florence Earle Coates at Wikisource
    • Artwork listing at the Musée Rodin website
    • The Thinker Inspiration, Analysis and Critical Reception… See more

     
  1. The Thinker | History, Description, & Facts | Britannica

    The Thinker, sculpture of a pensive nude male by French artist Auguste Rodin, one of his most well-known works. Many marble and bronze editions in several sizes were executed in Rodin’s lifetime and after, but the most famous version …

  2. The Thinker - Musée Rodin

    While remaining in place on the monumental Gates of Hell, The Thinker was exhibited individually in 1888 and thus became an independent work. Enlarged in 1904, its colossal version proved even more popular: this image of a man lost …

  3. The Thinker (Le Penseur), - National Gallery of Art

    In the late 1880s Rodin began to exhibit the figure, sometimes with the title Poet, other times as Poet/Thinker. By 1896, however, it had become simply The Thinker, a still more universal image that reveals in physical terms the mental …

  4. The Thinker - Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917) - Google Arts

  5. The Thinker: Mengeksplorasi Keheningan Melalui Seni …

    Sep 16, 2023 · Dalam dunia seni patung, The Thinker atau yang dikenal juga sebagai Pemikir, adalah sebuah karya masterpiece yang tidak lekang oleh waktu. Patung yang membawa kita pada perenungan mendalam ini memiliki …

  6. The Thinker (Le Penseur) - Auguste Rodin — Google Arts & Culture

  7. The Thinker – Works – The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

    This iconic sculpture is Rodin’s most famous work. Originally it was conceived as a portrait of the poet Dante (1265–1321) for a bronze door representing the Gates of Hell in the Decorative Arts Museum, Paris. Over time, it evolved into a more …

  8. The Thinker - Auguste Rodin — Google Arts & Culture

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