<P> The Walking Man (French:' L'homme qui marche') is a bronze sculpture by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin . It was created by Rodin during 1877 and 1878 . </P> <P> The best example of Rodin's' sketchy' impressionist sculpture also happens to be his most well - known' incomplete' figure . This work personifies the latter part of Rodin's career: the dynamic pose of a partial figure . Deriving much from Rodin's earlier work St. John the Baptist Preaching, including the powerful stance, Rodin had stripped all academic associations from his figure, and instead focused on what he considered essential: the dynamic pose . </P> <P> According to the bibliography supplied by the National Gallery of Art, The Walking Man is a version of St. John without head and arms . This sculpture was previously considered a preliminary study for the complete Baptist and was based on the movement of that piece . According to Albert Elsen and Henry Moore's suggestions, The Walking Man was created for the purpose of a Roman or Greek art without any live reference . </P>

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