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Eternal Spring (1884)
Material: Resin, hand made and
hand painted
Height: 20 cm
This expressive sculpture of two lovers is almost Baroque in style. It
rapidly became one of Rodin's most popular works. Multiple bronze and marble
versions were created.
Rodin probably designed the image for his famous Gates
of Hell which explains the frontal composition.
The lovers exude the joy
Rodin experienced during the first years of his relationship with Camille
Claudel as does the renowned sculpture 'The Kiss'. At that time, he discovered,
as he put it, how much the combination of physical attraction and mental
compatility could mean to a man.
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