silver statuette, the author of which, presumably, is Auguste Rodin
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news agency France Press, it was reported that last week in Paris, expert-led media critic proof that the silver statuette of a figure of "wounded woman" - unknown earlier work by Auguste Rodin (Auguste Rodin), which served as a model for his student and mistress Camille Claudel (Camille Claudel).

by 22.5-centimeter statue there are no identifying marks, talking about as to who is the author of the work. The woman is shown standing, stooping, as if from intense pain. In her hand she holds a piece of fabric to cover up her hips and legs.

«All signs point to Rodin," - said at a press conference on the statue, Gilles Perrault (Gilles Perrault), a leading French expert on the work of an outstanding sculptor of the XIX century, and presented a report, which presents evidence that the author is a silver figure Roden.

«On the statuette no markings, but everyone says its muscle about who is the author "- said Perrault told reporters. Statue itself, which Perrault designated as "wounded woman" was not shown at a press conference for security reasons.

Gilles Perrault said that research has devoted a quarter-century statues and now, in his said, "absolutely confident" that it belongs to Rodin (1840-1917), was created about them in 1886. According to Perrault, the theme of the work were the complicated love relationships Claudel and Rodin, more precisely - a few abortions that Camilla had to make during the novel with the sculptor.

first figure of "wounded woman" surfaced in 1980 -s: then some antique dealer caught her at the Paris flea market and sold to the current owner - a collector, who asked for the establishment of Perrault's work.

art historian Gilles Perrault-time itself is a sculptor , moreover, it is the official judge of the Cassation Court of France, he owns more than 750 works by Rodin attributions, and he led the restoration of the sculptures in the Louvre and Versailles.

Studies Gilles Perrault worked in archives Museum of Rodin (Rodin Museum) and other French and foreign museums, comparing sketches, works of Rodin sculptures and techniques, and Claudel, and even studied the compositions of alloys used in casting their sculptures.

Emphasis researcher drew statues and hand the distance between her fingers, her stylized legs, and manner of execution of folds of drapery - all these details, as experts say, are characteristic of the works of Rodin.

addition, the technical analysis showed that the statue contains microscopic traces left covered with plaster cloth, along with tiny grooves, which is a sculpture by Rodin and portraying Balzac. "Habits of Rodin then ran counter to the habits of contemporary sculptors: he was the only sculptor who used to work the fabric coated with plaster or wax," - said Gilles Perrault.

bent back turned the women Perrault, the idea of ​​curvature of the spine, which suffered naturschitsa regularly worked with Rodin and Claudel. A tense posture women - is, according to Perrault, "a characteristic body posture and muscle tension, which he used for the transmission of distinct emotions».

«So many" tips "and the facts can not be a coincidence, "- says Gilles Perrault. The expert stressed that the basis of the results of technical analysis, he is absolutely convinced of the authorship of Rodin, but his version on the theme of the work remains only speculation. According to his conjecture, Rodin wanted to represent Camille Claudel, "wounded, sad, but get up steam" after "another abortion." The relationship between the sculptor and his student, who was younger than his 24 years, developed very dramatically. Roden repeatedly promised to marry her Claudel, but did not keep his promise.

However, the "discovery" of art led to complaints from the public Rodin Museum in Paris: the fact that no written evidence of the existence of such a work by Rodin is not - it is not mentioned in the correspondence between Rodin and his lover, who was also a famous sculptor. Moreover, on a silver statuette is missing not only the author's signature, and stamp the foundry where it was created. As a result, the specialists of the Museum Rodin did not attend the press conference, although they were invited.

«We are very skeptical, because there is no documentary evidence of the existence of such a silver statuette [Rodin] as well as some other works that have relation to it "- said the Rodin museum curator Aline Magne (Aline Magnien), apparently referring to the preparatory sketches or other versions of the sculpture. "In this work, has no history. It's all fantasy Gilles Perrault, "- concluded the curator.

Since legacy of Rodin owned by the French state, Rodin Museum, according to Perrault, is on his guard, and prevents possible" attacks on the sacred " . Doubts have arisen about the museum statues may eventually discredit her, I regret to say Perrault.

Prepared by Mary Estrova, AI

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