Woman with a Shawl
Auguste Rodin
n.d.
Medium
Watercolor and graphite, with stumping, on cream wove paper, laid down on cream Japanese vellum
Dimensions
32.6 × 24.9 cm (12 7/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
Classification
watercolor
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
80889
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...