Standing Female Nude, Bending Forward
n.d.
Medium
Graphite, with stumping, on tan wove paper, laid down on buff wove paper
Dimensions
31.1 × 20.6 cm (12 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.)
Classification
graphite
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
66945
Art Historical Context
Auguste Rodin's *Standing Female Nude,ending Forward* is a captivating graphite drawing that exemplifies the artist's lifelong fascination with the human form. Created around the late 19th or early 20th centurydate not specified), this undated study measures 31.1 × 20.6 cm and in the Art Institute of Chicago Prints and Drawings collection. Rodin, the pioneering French sculptor behind iconic works like *The Think* and *The Kiss produced thousands of such sketches as preparatory exercises, capturing the dynamic energy and anatomical truth of the body in motion. Rendered on tan wove paper and la...
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...