Auguste RODIN (after) - Mask - Engraving
Mask
Engraving (heliogravure at the point) and enhanced with watercolour
On wove paper 42.5 x 31 cm
Engraving published in 1897 by Ateliers Goupil
Limited edition of 125 copies, provided with certificate of authenticity of the gallery and photocopy of the proof of the edition from the publisher.
Very good condition, slight tears on the edge of the margins.
Information :
This engraving is part of "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 is
generally referred to as "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.
