Contribution Receipt of the Special American Hospital in Paris for Wounds of the Face and Jaw
1916
Medium
Drypoint, first state of two
Dimensions
plate: 6 3/4 x 4 3/16 in. (17.2 x 10.7 cm) sheet: 12 3/16 x 9 1/16 in. (31 x 23 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.599.48(1)
Tags
About the Artist
Auguste Rodin · 1840–1917
François Auguste René Rodin (1840-1917) stands as the founder of modern sculpture, transforming the art form from academic tradition into expressive modernism. Born into a working-class Parisian family, Rodin faced early rejection, failing three times to gain admission to the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts. This setback forced him to work as a craftsman for nearly two decades, though his 1875 tr...