"For my taste, sculpture should have as little movement as possible.. ..Rodin himself remains quiet; he puts movement into his rendering of muscles, but the whole remains quiet and calm."
— Auguste Rodin

January 1, 1970

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Aristide Maillol, quoted in:Conversations with Judith Cladel (1939 – 1944); as quoted in Artists on Art – from the 14th – 20th centuries, ed. by Robert Goldwater and Marco Treves; Pantheon Books, 1972, London; p. 407