Standing Female Nude
n.d.
Medium
Watercolor, over graphite
Dimensions
image: 13 9/16 x 8 7/16 in. (34.4 x 21.5 cm) first mount: 14 5/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36.4 x 23.5 cm) second mount: 14 15/16 x 10 7/16 in. (38 x 26.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967
Accession Number
67.187.31
Tags
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...