Torso of Adele (1880).                

Height: 30cm, W.7cm, Depth 13cm.

The 'Torso of Adèle' was probably created as early as autumn 1880, named after Rodin's favourite model Adèle Abruzzezzi. The plaster shows the upper body as an arc bent backwards. Later this form was repeated in 'Eternal Springtime' and 'Fallen Angel'. Because of its orgastic connotations, the sculpture is often interpreted as one of Rodin's most appealing hommages to female sexuality; it is also one of his rare works whose title remained connected to the person of a model.