World famous sculptures are heading to Brookgreen Gardens. His work is in a Paris museum

Brookgreen Gardens will display the work of world famous 19th century French sculptor Auguste Rodin until mid April, according to an announcement on Tuesday.

From Jan. 29 to April 23, visitors to the 9,100 acre preserve in Murrells Inlet will be able to see the 45 works on display in an exhibition titled “Rodin: Contemplation and Dreams – Selections from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collections.” The exhibit was gifted by Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation.

“We are thrilled to display works from such a celebrated and talented sculptor,” Page Kiniry, president of Brookgreen Gardens, said in the release. “Bringing the works of one of art history’s most influential great masters to South Carolina’s coast furthers our mission to display the finest sculptures and will offer visitors an exclusive chance to experience Rodin’s bronzes in an esteemed sculpture garden.”

“Rodin: Contemplation and Dreams – Selections from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collections” will include nine life-size statues, portraits, full figures, torsos, fragments, and reliefs, according to the release. Some of Rodin’s best-known sculptors on display include “Balzac,” figures from “The Burghers of Calais,” and models from “The Gates of Hell.”

Auguste Rodin lived from 1840 to 1917 and is celebrated as a pivotal figure for creating works that “altered the way traditional sculpture was perceived and set the stage for many modern sculptors to come,” according to the release.

Rodin’s work was on display at the Columbia Museum of Art from February to May this year.