From Library Journal

Published in conjunction with a 1991-92 German exhibition, this volume focuses on erotic motifs in the sculpture and drawings of Rodin (1840-1917). Eight European and American authors consider various aspects of this lifelong undercurrent in Rodin's artistic and personal activities, including his relationship with Camille Claudel (subject of a recent film and exhibition in her own right). The plates are of good quality. A worthwhile addition to the extensive Rodin bibliography, providing historical perspective on the current debate about objectionable art and multiple illuminations of an essential element in a great sculptor's art.

- Jack Perry Brown, Art Inst. of Chicago Lib.

Rainer Crone: Prof. of art history in Ludwig-Maximiian University of München

Siegfried Salzmann: Director of Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Museums in Duisburg (1971-1984) and the Kunsthalle Bremen (1985-1993)

David Moos is Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Claudie Judrin, head curator of Rodin's drawings and watercolors in Musee Rodin

Kirk Varnedoe is currently Professor of the History of Art in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He is the fourth art historian to hold this prestigious position, first held by the German Renaissance scholar Erwin Panofksy in the 1930s. Prior to his appointment at the Institute for Advanced Study, Professor Varnedoe served for 13 years as Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Before his museum career, he taught History of Art at Stanford University, Columbia University, and The Institute of Fine Arts at New York University.

Alain Kirili: American artist

Jacques de Caso: Professor Emeritus of Art History at the University of California at Berkeley