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Auguste Rodin

Seated Female Nude Looking Forward, 1908

Not on View

Medium

graphite on folded paper

Dimensions

Overall (folded sh): 31.2 x 20 cm (12 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
overall (unfolded): 31.2 x 40 cm (12 5/16 x 15 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. John W. Simpson

Accession Number

1942.5.39

Artists / Makers

Auguste Rodin (artist) French, 1840 - 1917

Image Use

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Inscription

lower left: Auguste Rodin a / Son ami l'eminent / avocat John Woodruff / Simpson / Aug. Rodin / 7 juillet1908

Provenance

Mrs. John W. Simpson [1869-1943]; gift 1942 to NGA.

Associated Names

Simpson, John W., Mrs.

Exhibition History

1963: Auguste Rodin: an exhibition of sculptures and drawings, Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York, 1963, no. 47, repro.

1965: Sculpture and Drawings by Rodin, NGA, 1965-1966. 1966-1968, and 1969-1970.

1971: Rodin Drawings: True and False, NGA and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1971-1972.

1981: Rodin Rediscovered, NGA, 1981-1982, no. 327 (repro).

Bibliography

1971: Elsen/Varnedoe 1971, fig.85.

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