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despairing after the

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Gates of Hell

In 1880 Rodin was commissioned to produce ''

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'', for which he exhibited ''Adam'' at the 1881

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. In a sketch for ''Gates'' Rodin showed a central silhouette possibly intended as Eve (both the sketch and ''Gates'' are now in the

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), but in October 1881 he decided to produce ''Eve'' as a pair for ''Adam'', with the two sculptures flanking a huge high-relief bas-relief. This would be the first free-standing female sculpture he had produced since the destruction of his ''

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'' in an accident between 1864 and 1870.

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He began ''Eve'' in 1881, later abandoning his intended colossal version of it when he realised his model, probably Adèle Abruzzesi, was pregnant. It was first exhibited to the public at the 1899

. It shows a strong influence from

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, picked up by Rodin in Italy in 1876. Rodin Eve NGA

He also produced an autograph white marble version in 1884 (now in the

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in Mexico City), a version in patinated plaster and a much-reproduced 71 cm high bronze version in 1883 (known as the ''Petite Ève'' or ''Little Eve'', whose original is also in the Musée Rodin in Paris). He also reused the same figure of Eve in his marble ''

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'' (1901) and his plaster ''Adam and Eve'' (1884).

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1880s sculptures Sculptures by Auguste Rodin Sculptures in the Museo Soumaya Bronze sculptures Marble sculptures Nude sculptures Sculptures in the Musée Rodin Cultural depictions of Adam and Eve {{France-sculpture-stub

Gates of Hell

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