The Falling Man
A version of this doomed figure with upraised arms clung to the underside of the doorway on The Gates of Hell, struggling in vain to escape the inferno below. Here, placed kneeling on a rocky base, The Falling Man thrusts backward in a gesture of extreme physical and psychological pain. The figure demonstrates how Rodin recycled and reoriented figures and fragments to create new compositions.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Falling Man
- Artist: Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon)
- Founder: Cast by Godard Foundry (French)
- Date: modeled ca. 1882, cast 1982
- Culture: French
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: Overall (wt. confirmed): 23 × 16 3/4 × 12 3/4 in., 57.9 lb. (58.4 × 42.5 × 32.4 cm, 26.3 kg)
- Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
- Credit Line: Gift of Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 1986
- Object Number: 1986.155.2
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Auguste Rodin
modeled probably before 1889, cast before 1912
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