Study for Galatea modeled ca. 1889, cast before 1912 Auguste Rodin French Rodin challenged sculptural ideals by leaving his figures in varying states of incompletion. In this study for the marble Pygmalion and Galatea, the figure of Galatea emerges gracefully from a shapeless plinth. The truncated and faceless figure evokes the process of artistic formation through expressive Study for Galatea. Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon). French. modeled ca. 1889, cast before 1912. Cast plaster. Sculpture

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