Auguste RODIN (after) - Damned under a lead covering - Etching
Damned under a lead covering
Etching
Etching and heliogravure enhanced with watercolour on Vellum paper measuring 42.5 x 31 cm.
Published in 1897 by Ateliers Goupil.
Limited edition of 125 copies, supplied with a certificate of authenticity by the gallery and a photocopy of the publisher's proof of print.
Very good condition, slight tears at the edge of the margins and a light freckle in the margins.
Information:
This engraving is part of the "Album Fenaille" or "Album Goupil", a work dedicated to Auguste Rodin's drawings, published in 1897.
It contains a majority of drawings related to Dante's Inferno, which are generally grouped together under the name of "black drawings".
A copy of this precious album can be found in the archives of the Rodin Museum.
Dimensions :
- Height : 42.5 cm
- Width : 31 cm
Auguste Rodin :
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), is one of the greatest french sculptors of the second half of the 19th century, considered as one of the fathers of moderne sculpture. He is credited with revolutionizing sculpture by a previously unknown freedom of form. His most famous works are "The thinker", the Monument to the writer Balzac, The "Bourgeois de Calais" (Burghers of Calais). A museum is dedicated to him in Paris. His works are exhibited in the world's greatest museum. He also was an amazing draughtsman and engraver.
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