Auguste RODIN (after) - Two plates: Shadows, engraving
Two plates: Shadows
Engraving (rotogravure reprised at the tip) and enhanced with watercolour
On Vellum of 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 publisher's print run.
Very good condition, slight brown spots and foxing in the margins
Information:
This engraving is part of "Album Fenaille" or "Album Goupil", a book devoted to the drawings of Auguste Rodin, published in 1897. It features a majority of drawings related to
Dante's Inferno, generally referred to as "Black Drawings".
A copy of this precious album can be found in the archives of the Musée Rodin.
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.
