Auguste RODIN (after) : Castor and Pollux - Engraving
Castor and Pollux
Engraving (gravure taken up at the point) and enhanced with watercolor
On vellum 42.5 x 31 cm
Engraving published in 1897 by the Ateliers Goupil
Limited edition of 125 copies
Good condition, small defects in the margins
Information:
This engraving is part of "Album Fenaille" or "Album Goupil", a work devoted to the drawings of Auguste Rodin, published in 1897. There are a majority of drawings related to
Dante's Inferno and 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.
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.
