Morning

1906

Auguste Rodin

Sculptor, French, 1840 - 1917

A woman kneeling with both arms raised by her head is carved from white marble in this freestanding sculpture. In this photograph, her body is angled slightly to our right and her face turns toward us. Her face and body are smooth and carved so her features appear soft and indistinct. Both elbows are raised by her long, textured hair as if caught mid-stretch. Chisel marks are also visible on the base, which appears to be a rounded boulder on which she kneels.

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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G3

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    marble

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. John W. Simpson

  • Dimensions

    overall: 60.4 x 28.7 x 33.3 cm (23 3/4 x 11 5/16 x 13 1/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1942.5.18

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased 1906 from the artist by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Simpson, New York; gift 1942 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1946

  • Rodin: Sculpture, Drawings, Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1946, no. 5.

1965

  • Wax Sculptures by Degas, Sculptures and Drawings by Rodin, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965-1966, no cat.

1981

  • Rodin Rediscovered, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1981-1982, no. 159.

Bibliography

1927

  • Grappe, Georges. Catalogue du Musée Rodin. Paris, 1927: 48.

1944

  • Grappe, Georges. Catalogue du Musée Rodin. 5th ed. Paris, 1944: 41, 56-57.

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 169.

1967

  • Descharnes, Robert, and Jean-François Chabrun. Auguste Rodin. Lausanne, 1967: 232-233.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 149, repro.

1976

  • Tancock, John. The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin. Philadelphia, 1976: 168-171.

1986

  • Lampert, Catherine. Rodin: Sculpture & Drawings. Exh. cat. Hayward Gallery, London, 1986: 82.

1989

  • Vilain, Jacques. Claude Monet-Auguste Rodin: Centennaire de l'exposition de 1889. Exh. cat. Musée Rodin, Paris, 1989: 196-197.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 206, repro.

2000

  • Butler, Ruth, and Suzanne Glover Lindsay, with Alison Luchs, Douglas Lewis, Cynthia J. Mills, and Jeffrey Weidman. European Sculpture of the Nineteenth Century. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2000: 385-388, color repro.

Inscriptions

on proper left side, on a smoothed-out rectangular surface at bottom of self-base: A. Rodin 1906; above the primary signature, near the figure's knee, another signature, partially removed by a sculptor's tool: A R d i

Wikidata ID

Q63809270

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