Monumental Torso of the Walking Man c. 1905, Musée Rodin cast 4/8 in 1985 Bronze 43 1/3 x 26 ¾  x  15 in. Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation Rodin championed the idea that a partial figure, such as a torso or hand, could be a complete, independent work of art. He strongly believed that a fragment was not necessarily dependent upon a larger whole to convey meaning. His early training as a sculptor involved using pieces of ancient sculptures as models for his own works. One of his earliest partial figures, the Torso of the Walking Man, looks mutilated and worn, like an ancient sculpture.