Auguste RODIN (after) - Father and Child, 1897 - Engraving
Father and Child, 1897
Engraving (rotogravure reworked with a point) and enhanced with watercolor
On vellum
42.5 x 31 cm
Limited edition of 125 copies, supplied with a gallery certificate of authenticity and a photocopy of the publisher's proof of print run.
Excellent condition
Information:
This engraving is part of "Album Fenaille" or "Album Goupil", which is a work devoted to the drawings of Auguste Rodin, published in 1897. It contains a majority of drawings related to
Dante's Inferno and which are generally grouped under the name of "black drawings".
A copy of this precious album is 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.
