Auguste RODIN (d’après) - Dante, 1987 - Engraving
Dante, 1897
Engraving (rotogravure reprised in drypoint) and enhanced with watercolour
On Vellum
Dimensions: 42.5 x 31 cm
Limited edition of 125 copies, provided with a certificate of authenticity by the gallery and a photocopy of the proof of the publisher's print run.
Very good condition, slight tear on the edge of the lower margin, slight foxing in the margins and damaged bottom left corner
Information:
This engraving is part of the "Album Fenaille" or "Album Goupil", which is a book dedicated to the drawings of Auguste Rodin, published in 1897. There are many drawings related to Dante's
Inferno
usually referred to as "black drawings".
A copy of this precious album can be found in the archives of the Musée Rodin.
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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