November 2012 trip to Paris: Musee Rodin

The Musee Rodin, once home to sculptor Auguste Rodin and now home to many of his greatest works, is one of the most interesting and accessible museums in Paris. We went there with a couple of American friends we'd met up with, Masako Hirsch and Anthony Radiou. And darned if we didn't have the whole place to ourselves! Such things are almost unheard of in tourist-heavy Paris, but as I keep saying, November is the exception to that rule (which is why I picked November to go there).

Noah, Anthony and Masako outside the Musee Rodin.

Mugging by "The Thinker."

It was a chilly day to be "The [clothing-free] Thinker," I thought.

A Rodin masterpiece, "The Gates of Hell."

Here and there in November Paris, a rose grew. This one was in Rodin's garden.

The great man's signature on a sculpture in his garden.

Noah high-fives Rodin's sculpture of Victor Hugo. Masako and Anthony behaved this time.

Me with the wonderful young folks, Anthony and Masako.

What's going on here??!! A Rodin sculpture from behind.

We stopped in Rodin's garden to have coffee at a shop there with our friends. 

Rodin's house, which was ours for the afternoon.

Rodin's mirror, reflecting us.

Victor Hugo and me.

Victor Hugo and Noah. Rodin did quite a few sculptures of the great author.

Balzac was the subject of several bawdy sculptures by Rodin.

Rodin's portrayal of Gustav Mahler, the great composer.

"The Cathedral," my favorite Rodin sculpture.