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Contribution Receipt of the Special American Hospital in Paris for Wounds of the Face and Jaw
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Contribution Receipt of the Special American Hospital in Paris for Wounds of the Face and Jaw

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)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Auguste Rodin

1840–1917France

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 trip to Italy proved transformative when encountering Michelangelo's work liberated him from academic constraints.