. International studio . monument. Thus, thanks to Rodin, thehotel Biron continues to flaunt its uselessness inthe face of an outraged utilitarianism. Certainly a more appropriate use could notbe found for this fine old edifice than in conse-crating it to the great works of art which Rodinis presenting to his country. A touching condi-tion is attached to Rodins gift. It is that hehimself be permitted to remain to the end of hisdays under the same roof which gives a home tothe products of his art. Thus the Musee Rodin is no longer a dreambut a reality. It will in all time give added lustreto th
. International studio . monument. Thus, thanks to Rodin, thehotel Biron continues to flaunt its uselessness inthe face of an outraged utilitarianism. Certainly a more appropriate use could notbe found for this fine old edifice than in conse-crating it to the great works of art which Rodinis presenting to his country. A touching condi-tion is attached to Rodins gift. It is that hehimself be permitted to remain to the end of hisdays under the same roof which gives a home tothe products of his art. Thus the Musee Rodin is no longer a dreambut a reality. It will in all time give added lustreto the glory of Paris. Here lovers of art will findthe best examples of antique sculpture and ceram-ics from Greece, Rome and Egypt; and of a rarecollection, made by the great sculptor himself, ofthe paintings of Monet, Renoir, Manet, Ziem,and others of the Impressionist School, as well asline examples of the great painter, Zuloaga, andother modern master^ But above all. here are found the magnificent . / Musee Rodin in Paris. VICTOR HUGO IN THE GARDENS OF THE PALAIS ROYAL BY AUGUSTE RODIN collection of Auguste Rodins own works. Ofthese there are not less than eighteen hundred,including his drawings. The famous Gakis here, that vast conception which hitherto onlythose privileged persons who have visited themasters studio have been able to see. TheSphynx is here, also new to the public, as well as the Balzac. Adam, the Bronze Age, besides many-others already familiar to us. When these worlds battles are over, and menwill turn from the preoccupations of the war tothe eternal beauty of art. many will be the pil-grims from all the countries of the world to thatshrine of beauty, the Musee Rodin. Walter Griffin, Artiste
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