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Auguste Rodin
Eternal Idolfirst modeled c. 1889, this cast 1967

Not on view
Bronze sculpture of two nude figures, one crouching and one standing, intertwined on a rough rocky base, with a deep black-brown patina
Bronze sculpture of two nude figures intertwined on a rough-textured rocky base, one seated upright gazing downward, the other reclining against them, with dark patinated surface and smooth, idealized modeling.
Bronze sculpture of two nude figures, one standing and carrying the other across a roughly textured rocky base, with dark patinated surface and smooth modeling of the forms.
Bronze sculpture of a nude male figure seated on a rough-textured rocky base, viewed from behind and slightly to the side, with dark patinated surface and smoothly modeled musculature contrasting with the craggy base.

Auguste Rodin, Eternal Idol, first modeled c. 1889, this cast 1967, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Auguste Rodin
France, Paris, 1840-1917
Title
Eternal Idol
Place Made
France
Date Made
first modeled c. 1889, this cast 1967
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
29 x 21 x 15 in. (73.7 x 53.3 x 38.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation
Accession Number
M.73.108.20
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.
  • Levkoff, Mary L. Rodin in His Time: The Cantor Gifts to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1994.
  • Lehmbeck, Leah. True Nature: Rodin in Context. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.