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Auguste Rodin Le Succube (The Succubus). 1888 (model), 1890 (casting). Musée Rodin: S.520.

Rodin's Egypt, November 19, 2025 - March 15, 2026

Opening on Nov. 19 2025, ISAW Exhibitions is delighted to present Rodin’s Egypt. The exhibition spotlights the French sculptor Auguste Rodin’s (1840–1917) fascination with ancient Egypt through the Egyptian artifacts he collected and his own sculptures that were inspired by them. Celebrated as one of the fathers of modern European sculpture, Rodin crafted expressive and emotive bodies that abandoned narrative and embraced the subject and materiality of the medium. While his revolutionary approach to the human form broke from the established neoclassical traditions of the art academy, he revered the works of antiquity, in which he saw the truest expressions of nature. However, it was by Egypt more than anything else that Rodin became particularly enthralled, and he amassed a sizable collection of over 1,000 Egyptian objects, purchased and gifted by the eclectic band of art dealers, artists, friends, and benefactors that formed his wider circle.

Rodin’s Egypt punctuates the profound impact Egyptian art had on Rodin’s artistic practice, and by extension, on the advent of modernity in European sculpture. From the monumental figures of pharaohs to the chimeric anatomy of gods, Rodin was enchanted by the Egyptian body in its many iterations. This exhibition presents over sixty objects from his collection, including his own works that reveal these Egyptian interconnections, from the imposing colossi of his Balzac to the sphinx-like posture of The Succubus. Rodin even incorporated ancient Egyptian artifacts directly into his works, creating new amalgamations that blur the distinctions between object and flesh. Rodin’s Egypt places the sculptor’s masterpieces in dialogue with Egyptian sculpture, statuettes, and reliefs, revealing his conception of the human form as a logical continuation of ancient Egyptian artistic canons. This, in turn, encourages visitors to explore how Rodin’s works provide new perspectives on the body in ancient Egypt, cultivating conversations on corporeality across the centuries.

Rodin’s Egypt is curated by Bénédicte Garnier, curator at the Musée Rodin in Paris. The loans are generously granted from the Musée Rodin, with additional items from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
This exhibition and its accompanying catalogue were made possible by generous support from the Leon Levy Foundation.