statue L'homme qui Marche by Auguste Rodin

The bronze figure of a man missing his head and arms stands firmly on a concrete pedestal. Auguste Rodin created this sculpture, L’homme qui Marche, by combining a torso he modeled in eighteen seventy-seven with the legs of a different figure he sculpted later. The resulting work captures a stride in progress, with heavy, muscular thighs that seem to grip the ground. Passersby often notice how the sculpture creates a sense of forward motion despite the complete absence of any limbs to guide it.