Portrait of Henri Becque
Auguste Rodin
1883/87
Medium
Drypoint on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 14.9 × 19.5 cm (5 7/8 × 7 11/16 in.); Plate: 15.7 × 20.4 cm (6 3/16 × 8 1/16 in.); Sheet: 33.7 × 45 cm (13 5/16 × 17 3/4 in.)
Classification
drypoint
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
14855
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...