Monday, November 12, 2012

Auguste Rodin's 'The Thinker' gets a Google Doodle

Even people who know nothing about art know the works of Auguste Rodin. The French sculptor who created "The Thinker" and "The Kiss" was born on this day in 1840. Google has created a blue-tinted homage to the sculpture on the occasion of the artist'sGoogle is celebrating the life of French sculpter Auguste Rodin on his 172nd birthday today. The sculpture Google is using to remember his life is.Rodin's sculpture 'Eve, grand modele-version sans rocher', valued at $9-12 million, is seen at a press preview for Christie's New York Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale and Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale May 1, 2008 in New YorkGoogle is celebrating the life of French sculpter Auguste Rodin on his 172nd birthday today. The sculpture Google is using to remember his life is.The search engine has replaced the multicoloured Google logo on its homepage with an illustration depicting Auguste Rodin's famous sculpture The Thinker. Rodin, born in Paris in 1840, is widely believed to be the founder of modern sculpture. A
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