Rodin is known as the father of modern sculpture art, the greatest realist sculptor of the early 20th century. Inheriting the art of the Renaissance, he profoundly researches on the human body structure, capturing the emotions and beauty of human body with precision and exquisiteness. Creating the historical masterpieces of sculpture, he was recognized as the greatest sculptor after Michelangelo. The lot Vénus à la toilette was conceived in 1890, also named as Le Reveille. The delicate texture of the bronze gracefully presents the moving motion of female body. The important catalogue and the Rodin Museum of Art both record this sculpture. It's a representative and important sculpture of Rodin.