Portrait of Antonin Proust
Auguste Rodin
1884–88
Medium
Drypoint on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 8.5 × 6.5 cm (3 3/8 × 2 9/16 in.); Plate: 23.7 × 17.7 cm (9 3/8 × 7 in.); Sheet: 30.6 × 22.2 cm (12 1/16 × 8 3/4 in.)
Classification
drypoint
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
75092
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...