All About ‘Eve’: Rodin’s masterpiece

Hear the story of Auguste Rodin’s Eve, and the conservation work that went into making her ready for display, to tour New Zealand in 2019.

Eve on Collections Online

Remembering Rodin is currently touring New Zealand

A large artwork filled with clouds of olive green and black paint. Adding to the surreal cloudscape are small, detailed drawings of decapitated birds’ heads, mountains, fantastical creatures and circular hiapo motifs that create small pockets of narrative.

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Five things you never knew about Rodin

Art curator Mark Stocker highlights five fascinating facts you probably didn’t know about the great French sculptor Auguste Rodin.

Listen: Rodin – France’s Greatest Sculptor

Dr Mark Stocker's lecture explores Rodin's slow – even painful – rise to fame, the controversies he sparked, and some of his most renowned works, including The Thinker and The Kiss.

All About ‘Eve’: Rodin’s masterpiece

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