Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Stanford Univ Pr, 1985. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Small quarto, color photo-illustrated stiff wraps (paperback). 297 pp. Illustrated throughout with 204 black and white photographs amd drawings including 50 new photographs of the 5 different castings of this massive sculptural poral in bronze. . An in-depth study of the history and artistic importance of this work from its commission through creation and later history of the different castings including contemporary and current responses by critics and art historians. A tight, clean, unmarked volume with a flat uncreased spine. FINE..

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Bookseller: Brillig Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 09124
Title: The Gates of Hell by Auguste Rodin
Author: Elsen, Albert Edward
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0804712816
ISBN 13: 9780804712811
Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr
Place of Publication: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1985
Keywords: ELSEN, SCULPTURE, RODIN, GATES OF HELL, ART, HISTORY, CRITICAL, PHOTOGRAPHY, SCULPTOR, FRENCH, DOORS, FRIEZE, MODERN, BRONZE, CAST, MASTERPIECE, AUGUSTE, FRANCE, STUDIO, ELSEN,.BIOGRAPHY, CASTING,
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