Auguste RODIN (after) - Dante and Virgil, 1897, Engraving
Dante and Virgil, 1897
Engraving print on Vellum paper
Not signed
32 x 25 cm
This engraving is part of the "Fonds Goupil". This set was published in 1897 with a limited run of 125 editions. It presents the most important preparatory drawings created by Rodin. The brass
used
for the edition were afterwards bought by the Municipality of Bordeaux and are now presented at the Musée Goupil of the town.
(In excellent condition, slightly yellowed paper)
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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