藝術史學家露絲巴特勒 (Ruth Butler 1931~2024) 《羅丹：天才的形狀》 《隱藏在大師的陰影下：塞尚、莫奈和羅丹的模特兒妻子》“Hidden in the Shadow of the Master: The Model-Wives of Cézanne, Monet, and Rodin,”

 

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Sep 3, 2008 — Ruth Butler's book tries to rescue from obscurity the wives of Cézanne, Monet and Rodin.

Ms. Butler’s expansive and definitive biography “Rodin: The Shape of Genius” was published in 1993.Credit...

Yale University PressRodin : the shape of genius : Butler, Ruth, 1931

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Rodin: The Shape of Genius Paperback – 1993年 

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Auguste Rodin-the most famous artist in the world at the turn of the twentieth century-led a life as sensational and intense as the great sculptures he created. In this major reinterpretation of Rodin`s life and times, the accomplished Rodin scholar Ruth Butler draws for the first time on closely guarded archives and letters to disentangle the facts of this legendary artist`s life from the many myths that have grown up around him. Lavishly illustrated, the book also provides new interpretations of the motivations, execution, and reception of Rodin`s extraordinary artistic creations.

羅丹：天才的形狀    平裝本 – 1993年

奧古斯特·羅丹——二十世紀之交世界上最著名的藝術家——過著與他創作的偉大雕塑一樣轟動而激烈的生活。在這部對羅丹的一生和時代的重大重新詮釋中，成就卓著的羅丹學者露絲·巴特勒首次利用嚴密保護的檔案和信件，將這位傳奇藝術家的生活事實與圍繞他成長的許多神話區分開開來。書中配有大量插圖，也對羅丹非凡藝術創作的動機、執行和接受提供了新的詮釋。

After Ms. Butler retired, she created a scholarship fund at UMass Boston to send studio art and art history students who might not otherwise be able to afford it abroad, so they could see artwork firsthand.

“Having had a wonderful education herself,” Ms. Poulet said, “she wanted students to have the same opportunities. And she made it happen.”

巴特勒女士退休後，她在麻省大學波士頓分校設立了一項獎學金基金，用於將工作室藝術和藝術史專業的學生送到國外，讓他們無法負擔得起學費，這樣他們就可以親眼目睹藝術品。

「她自己也接受過很好的教育，」普萊特女士說，「她希望學生也能有同樣的機會。她讓這件事發生了。

Ruth Butler, Who Brought Artists’ Muses to Life, Dies at 93

After publishing a definitive biography of Rodin, she went on to write about the underappreciated women who modeled for the giants of 19th-century French art.

賦予藝術家靈感的露絲巴特勒 (Ruth Butler) 去世，享年 93 歲

在出版了羅丹的權威傳記後，她繼續撰寫有關為 19 世紀法國藝術巨匠當模特兒的那些不受重視的女性的文章。

露絲·巴特勒穿著白襯衫，戴著紅色大項鍊，戴著眼鏡，雙手緊握在身前。在她身後，焦點之外是各種肖像。

露絲‧巴特勒，2008 年。 。

Ruth Butler in 2008. Her book “Hidden in the Shadow of the Master: The Model-Wives of Cézanne, Monet, and Rodin,” published that year, foregrounded the lives of the women who were integral to the success of those artists.Credit...Librado Romero/The New York Times

藝術史學家露絲巴特勒 (Ruth Butler) 正在攻讀博士學位。 1950年代末，她第一次參觀巴黎羅丹博物館。她後來還記得，一幅引人注目的羅絲·伯雷(Rose Beuret) 石膏像給她留下了深刻的印象，她是奧古斯特·羅丹(Auguste Rodin) 的第一位繆斯女神，也是長期受苦的人生伴侶。

她的頭髮亂糟糟的，就像被風吹過。她的目光很有洞察力。她很漂亮。巴特勒女士認為這座雕塑是房間裡最吸引人的作品。博物館的目錄記錄了這種關係，將羅斯描述為“隱藏在大師的陰影下”。

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一個長髮、頭戴花帽子的女人雕塑的特寫。

奧古斯特‧羅丹，《帽子上戴著玫瑰的年輕女孩》，1865 年。

The art historian Ruth Butler was working on her Ph.D. in the late 1950s when she first visited the Musée Rodin in Paris. She would later remember being struck by an arresting plaster portrait of Rose Beuret, Auguste Rodin’s first muse and long-suffering life partner.

Her hair was tangled, as if windblown. Her gaze was penetrating. She was beautiful. Ms. Butler thought the sculpture was the most engaging piece in the room. The museum’s catalog noted the relationship, describing Rose as “hidden in the shadow of the master.”

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Auguste Rodin, “Young Girl With Roses on Hat,” 1865. Rose Beuret, the artist’s long-suffering partner, was the model for this sculpture.Credit...Rodin Museum Paris, via Masterpics/Alamy