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Youth Triumphant

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Youth Triumphant
at Museo Soumaya
ArtistAuguste Rodin
Yearc.1894 (conceived)
MediumBronze with brown and green patina

Youth Triumphant is one of the sculptures created by Auguste Rodin as part of the planning for his The Gates of Hell.[1] It was inspired by Jean Dampt's The Grandmother's Kiss, exhibited in 1893. That work shows a young woman resting in the arms of an old woman, with the pair deeply kissing.

Versions

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He also produced variants of the work. George Grappe concludes that - after Rodin became more popular and he and his companion Rose Beuret signed a 10-year contract with the Fumière et Gavinot foundry - the work was reproduced in different sizes.[2] One cast is in the Museo Soumaya.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) La Puerta del Infierno. México: Fundación Carlos Slim. 2016.
  2. ^ (in Spanish) La era de Rodin. México: Museo Soumaya. 2007. p. 63.
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