Das Mappenwerk der Insel
Auguste Rodin
1900
Medium
lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 19 × 15.9 cm (7 1/2 × 6 1/4 in.) sheet: 35 × 27.8 cm (13 3/4 × 10 15/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection
Accession Number
2005.157.7.15
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...