Love Turning the World
Auguste Rodin
1881
Medium
Drypoint on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 20 × 25 cm (7 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.); Plate: 20 × 25 cm (7 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 22.6 × 27.5 cm (8 15/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
Classification
drypoint
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
100270
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...