Complex sentence: Sinding picked up influences from the newest and most modern French sculptures of his times (among others Auguste Rodin, Barrias, Paul Dubois etc.) and was at first met with poor recognition from the Norwegian public since his style was considered too modern.
Split into simpler sentences: Sinding picked up influences from the newest and most modern French sculptures of his times among others Auguste Rodin and Paul Dubois. Sinding was at first met with poor recognition from the Norwegian public since his style was considered too modern.