Witch's Sabbath (Sabbat)
ca. 1900–1905
Medium
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite
Dimensions
image: 12 13/16 x 9 3/4 in. (32.6 x 24.8 cm) mount: 14 1/16 x 11 1/8 in. (35.7 x 28.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Georgia O'Keeffe, 1965
Accession Number
65.261.1
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...