Auguste Rodin showed his regard for Paul De Vigne by creating a bust of him. He probably modelled the form in Paris around 1880, when he and De Vigne had studios in the same neighbourhood and kept up a very close friendship. One is struck by the acute psychological analysis in this portrait of De Vigne. Rodin attached a great deal of importance to modelling in clay; the sculpture gradually took shape in his hands. This is why his works, even when cast in bronze, remind us of the dynamic process of modelling, where light is used as a formative element. This gives the Portrait of Paul De Vigne an almost palpable presence. This copy of the bust was cast in 1905 for the Monument to Lieven De Winne and Paul De Vigne, which was erected in the vestibule of the new museum in Ghent. This commemorative monument was designed by Xavier Mellery.
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Auguste Rodin
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J. Petermann
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Fonderie Nationale des Bronzes
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| Title | Portrait of Paul De Vigne |
| Date | ca. 1880 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | Brussels TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription on the reverse: FONrie Nle DES BRONZES / ... PETERMANN / ST GILLES BRUXELLES |
| Collection | sculpture AAT |
| Object type | bronze AAT |
| Inventory number | 1905-J |
| Acquisition credit |
commission
Rodin, Auguste 1905 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1905-J |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/416/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300015637
portraits
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300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A534
beard
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31A5341 moustache Iconclass 48C22 sculptor in non-work situation Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(PAUL DE VIGNE) historical person (PAUL DE VIGNE) Iconclass |
| School / Style | realism (artistic form of expression) AAT |
| De vrienden van Scribe : De Europese smaak van een Gents mecenas (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 12 december 1998 - 14 maart 1999) / Monique Tahon-Vanroose, Robert Hoozee. - Gent : Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, 1998 ; Antwerpen : Pandora, 1998 (p. 203 (ill.)) |
| 200 jaar verzamelen : Collectieboek Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent / Arnout Balis, Robert Hoozee, Maximiliaan P.J. Martens, Paul Van Haute. - Gent : Ludion, 2000 (p. 271 (ill. 91)) |
| Kunstenaarsportretten (uit Antwerpen, Brugge en Gent : tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 26 mei - 19 augustus 2007) / Dorine Cardyn-Oomen, Nanny Schrijvers, Monique Tahon-Vanroose. - Gent : Vlaamse Kunstcollectie, 2007 (p. 56, nr. 57 (ill.)) |
| onder vrienden : 225 jaar verzamelaars rond het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 25.11.2023 - 28.04.2024) / Johan De Smet, Frederica Van Dam, Willy Van der Gucht, Manfred Sellink. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2023 ; Gent : De Vrienden van het Museum, 2023 (p. 176, cat. 172 (ill.)) |
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