The Spirit of Eternal Repose
| French: Le génie du repos éternel | |
| Artist | Auguste Rodin |
|---|---|
| Type | Sculpture |
| Material | Bronze |
| Location | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas, United States |
The Spirit of Eternal Repose (French: Le génie du repos éternel)[1] is an outdoor 1898–1899 bronze sculpture by French artist Auguste Rodin, installed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden, in the U.S. state of Texas.
Description
Auguste Rodin's Spirit of Eternal Repose (1898–1899)[2] depicts a sprite. The Houston Press called the work "curious, since the ankles are crossed as they might be when a person is relaxing, but the tilted angle of the torso is precarious and the muscular arms are very active indeed. It is enigmatic and wonderful."[3] It is one of three Rodin sculptures in the garden; the other two are Cybele (1890/1904) and The Walking Man (1877–1878).[3] Spirit of Eternal Repose is on long-term loan from Iris Cantor and the Cantor Foundation on behalf of B. Gerald Cantor.[2]
