Portrait of Victor Hugo, Three-quarter View
Auguste Rodin
1884
Medium
Drypoint on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 19.1 × 13.9 cm (7 9/16 × 5 1/2 in.); Plate: 22.6 × 17.8 cm (8 15/16 × 7 1/16 in.); Sheet: 28.9 × 22 cm (11 7/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
Classification
drypoint
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
64279
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...