The artist must have the patience of water that eats away the rock drop by drop.

Auguste Rodin

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Topic

Artistic process Patience Art

Speaker

Auguste Rodin

Source

Rodin: The Man and His Art, with Leaves from His Notebook

Genre

Biography

Language

French

Occupation

Sculptor Artist

From

France Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Rodin, Auguste and S. K. Star. Rodin: The Man and His Art, with Leaves from His Notebook. Century, 1917, p. 7.

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Current Citation

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