Auguste Rodin and Alexis Rudier, Paris
Eve (Reduction B)
1882-1925
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Bronze, Overall: 29 15/16 x 9 5/16 x 11 7/16 in. (76 x 23.6 x 29 cm.)
Credit Line
The Jacob Epstein Collection
Object Number
1951.129
Rodin hoped to add the figures of Adam and Eve on each side of his monumental sculpture The Gates of Hell, but the scheme was never realized. In his representation of Eve, Rodin eloquently conveys her pain and remorse. With bowed head, arms encircling her upper body, she attempts to conceal herself, now painfully aware of her nakedness.
The Baltimore Museum of Art on deposit; The Baltimore Museum of Art on extended loan, 1929-1951; the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, by bequest, 1945; Jacob Epstein by purchase, 1927; from M. Knoedler & Co., New York
Oliver C. Shell, BMA, "Rodin: Expression and Influence", August 1, 2007-April 6, 2008.
Inscribed: On base, front right: A. Rodin; on base, left rear: Alexis Rudier / Fondeur Paris
On View at the BMA
