Victor Hugo (full face)
Medium
Drypoint on laid paper; second state of nine
Dimensions
Image: 6 15/16 x 5 5/16 in. (17.6 x 13.5 cm) Plate: 8 13/16 x 6 15/16 in. (22.4 x 17.6 cm) Sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (28.6 x 21.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1916
Accession Number
16.37.1
Tags
About the Artist
Auguste Rodin|Victor Hugo · 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...