Who made “Monument to Balzac”?

“Monument to Balzac” was made by Auguste Rodin in 1895. Where to see it: Museum of Modern Art.

What to look for

Auguste Rodin: rough, unfinished surfaces, figures emerging from rock, powerful muscular bodies and intense emotion.

François Auguste René Rodin (12 November 1840 – 17 November 1917) was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Wikipedia

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More by Auguste Rodin

“The Thinker”, 1882
“The Gates of Hell”, 1880
“The Burghers of Calais”, 1888
“The Kiss”, 1881–1883
“The Age of Bronze”, 1877
“Metamorphoses”, 1886
“Cybele (Rodin)”
“The Eternal Springtime”, 1884