Auguste Rodin
1906
Medium
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 21.2 × 15.5 cm (8 3/8 × 6 1/8 in.); Sheet: 32.8 × 25.3 cm (12 15/16 × 10 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
195922
Art Historical Context
In the Prints and Drawings department of the Institute of Chicago resides Anders Zorn's striking 1906 etching *Auguste Rodin*, intimate portrait of the legendary French sculptor. Swedish artist Anders Zorn (186–1920), celebrated for his luminous paintings and masterful prints, captures Rodin—creator of iconic works like *The Thinker*— a moment of quiet intensity. Created during the early 20th century when both artists were at the pinnacles of their careers, piece reflects the international artistic exchanges of the Belle Époque, bridging Scandinavian precision with French modernism. Executed ...
About the Artist
Anders Zorn · 1860–1920
Anders Zorn (1860–1920), one of Sweden's most celebrated artists, was born on February 18 in Utmeland near Mora in Dalarna, and raised on his maternal grandparents' farm in the nearby hamlet of Yvraden. Displaying prodigious talent from a young age, he attended school in Mora Strand until age twelve, followed by secondary grammar school in Enköping, where he excelled in drawing people and horses. ...