The Sculptor of Myth and Movement: The Life of Auguste Ottin In the vibrant, competitive atmosphere of nineteenth-century Paris, few artists captured the intersection of classical grace and Romantic tension as effectively as Auguste-Louis-Marie Jenks Ottin. Born in 1811, Ottin emerged from a city that was the beating heart of the art world, a place where the rigid structures of academic tradition were beginning to dance with the raw, emotional energy of the Romantic movement. His journey was one defined by mastery and lineage; as a pupil of the legendary David d'Angers and a student at the p…