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Auguste Rodin

1882–88

Medium

Drypoint; only state

Tags

Female NudesCupid

Dimensions

sheet: 12 3/16 x 6 5/16 in. (31 x 16 cm) image: 5 13/16 x 3 15/16 in. (14.8 x 10 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Auguste Rodin

1840–1917 • France

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 trip to Italy proved transformative when encountering Michelangelo's work liberated him from academic constraints.

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