19th century art Auguste Rodin: One of the fathers of modern sculpture René François Auguste Rodin, born in Paris on November 12, 1840 and died in Meudon on November 17, 1917, is one of the most important French sculptors of the second half of the 19th century, considered one of the fathers of modern sculpture.Heir … Lire la suite Auguste Rodin: One of the fathers of modern sculpture.