Hand
n.d.
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall without base: 13.02 × 7.62 × 5.08 cm (5 1/8 × 3 × 2 in.) base: 6.35 × 5.87 × 5.87 cm (2 1/2 × 2 5/16 × 2 5/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Anthony T. Podesta, Washington DC)
Accession Number
2015.19.3945
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...