Auguste RODIN (after) : Faune et enfants - Engraving, 1897
Faune et enfants, 1897
Engraving (rotogravure retouched by tip) and enhanced with watercolours
On vellum paper
42.5 x 31 cm
Limited edition to 125 copies, with certificat of authenticity from the gallery and a photocopy of the proof of print from the publisher
very good condition, bottom left corner slightly damaged and some reddish spots in the margins
Information:
This engraving is part of the album "Album Fenaille" or "Album Goupil", a work dedicated to the drawings of Auguste Rodi,, published in 1897. A large group of drawings are featured and relate to Dante's Inferno, they are also called the "dessins noirs". One copy of this rare album is located in the archives of the Musée Rodin.
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.
