Seated Female Nude Leaning to the Left

1908

Auguste Rodin

Associated Names
Auguste Rodin

Artist, French, 1840 - 1917

This is a pencil drawing of a nude woman who appears to be sitting with her knees crossed. The woman’s head is tilted backward with her chin slightly raised, one arm bent at the elbow with her hand below her chin. Her facial features are lightly sketched, focusing on the outline of her nose and eyes, and her hair appears short. The background is plain, beige paper, and in the bottom right corner there are a few lines of handwriting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on folded paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. John W. Simpson

  • 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.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.5.38

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1946

  • Rodin: Sculpture, Drawings, Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1946, no. 20, as Seated Figure.

1963

  • Auguste Rodin: an exhibition of sculptures and drawings, Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York, 1963, no. 48, repro.

1965

  • Wax Sculptures by Degas, Sculptures and Drawings by Rodin, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965-1966.

Bibliography

1946

  • Rodin: Sculpture, Drawings, Prints. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1946: no. 20.

1971

  • Elsen/Varnedoe 1971, fig.86.

1981

  • Varnedoe, Kirk. "Rodin's Drawings." In Rodin Rediscovered. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1981: no. 328, fig.. 7.74, repro. 187.

Inscriptions

lower right: Dessin fait / cette matinee 7 juillet / 1908 / et dedie / a mon ami / John Woodruffe / Simpson / Aug. Rodin

Wikidata ID

Q64536961

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