Study of a Nude with Drapery
ca. 1908
Medium
Pencil and bistre on buff wove paper, darkened, with left margin and bottom right torn
Dimensions
12 3/16 × 7 7/8 in. (31 × 20 cm) Framed: 24 × 18 in. (61 × 45.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.697
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...