Seated female nude
1900–1910
Medium
Graphite, watercolor, and gouache
Dimensions
19 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. (49.8 x 32.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1910
Accession Number
10.66.7
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the twilight of his illustrious career, Auguste Rodin created *Seated Female Nude* around 1900–1910, a delicate drawing that exemplifies his mastery of the human form. Rendered in graphite, watercolor, andache on paper (19 5/8 x 12 3/4 in.), this work from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department captures a reclining figure in a moment of intimate repose. Acquired through the John Stewart Kennedy Fund 1910, it Rodin's late-period fascination with the female nude, blending sculptural volume with painterly fluidity. Rodin, renowned for monumental bronze sculptures like...
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...