Study for the Naked Muse, without Arms

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The original work comes from the Rodin Museum in Paris, digitized with photogrammetry using a Sony A6000 and Recap software. Description and citation sourced from http://www.musee-rodin.fr/en/collections/sculptures/monument-james-mcneill-whistler. Study for the Naked Muse, without Arms 1908 Bronze H. 223.5 cm; W. 90 cm; D. 109.5 cm S.3005 Cast created by Fonderie de Coubertin in 1986 for museum collections. In London, during the inaugural dinner of Whistler's exhibition held in 1905, it was decided to build a monument honoring James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Rodin, who had been elected president of the International Society of Painters, Sculptors and Gravers in 1903, received the commission. The association was founded by Whistler in 1897. Rodin chose to pay tribute to Whistler's genius through an allegorical figure, a "Muse climbing the mountain of fame". Gwen John, a young Welsh painter, served as the model for this design. This innovative concept paved the way for a new public monument idea. The result was a large-scale, armless nude sculpture exhibited at the Salon, which received criticism for its unfinished appearance. Despite initial plans to rework the sculpture, it remained incomplete upon Rodin's death.