Eve by Auguste Rodin Bronze Sculpture Statue Nude Female Figure on Marble Base

Condition: This sculpture is in perfect conditionBronze Dimensions with Marble Base: Height 32" X Width 11"Marble Dimensions:11" X 11"Height without base:31"Weight:37 LBSInventory:29-5591224592Original or Reproduction: Reproduction Like Rodin’s celebrated works such as The Age of Bronze and St. John the Baptist, his sculpture "Eve" stands as one of his grandest and most evocative figures. In this piece, Rodin portrays a figure filled with resignation, sorrow, and tentative vulnerability—a woman whose internalized emotions echo those found in masterpieces like The Thinker and Jean d’Aire from The Burghers of Calais. "Eve" embodies a profound pessimism about human fate, a sentiment that deepened for Rodin as he later immersed himself in Dante’s works. The origins of "Eve" are as compelling as the sculpture itself. Rodin’s first model for the piece was Adele Abruzzezzi, a young peasant woman from the mountains of central Italy. Her departure from his studio—prompted by her unexpected