DAG presents ‘The Private Asian Collection of Auguste Rodin (1840-1917): A Talk by Catherine Chevillot’.

From his heyday until his death in 1917, Rodin collected more than 6,000 artefacts and antiquities from Asia, including Japan and India. The museum-like collection was installed at the core of his studio and many pieces were displayed at his home, inspiring him with their timeless feminine figures and converging towards a universal aspiration and form. An Indian classical dancer, Durga, who performed at the Opera de Paris in 1916, was his friend and disciple and it is said that studies of her portraits might still exist.

As an echo of DAG’s Navratna exhibition during India Art Fair, Catherine Chevillot, Firector of Musee Rodin, will share some insight on his fascination for Indian classical art forms.