Victor Hugo, De Face

1886

Auguste Rodin

Associated Names
Auguste Rodin

Artist, French, 1840 - 1917

The image is a sketch of two portraits of the same man. One portrait depicts the man in a frontal position with a composed expression. He has a prominent beard and mustache, tousled hair, and simple clothing. The second portrait shows the man in a profile or three-quarter view. The artwork is set on a plain background with visible sketch lines for texture. The artist's signature is in the lower right corner with additional script.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.3 x 17.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 30.6 x 21.5 cm (12 1/16 x 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7406

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 7, State iii/vii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2001

  • The Unfinished Print, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001, as Victor Hugo, Frontal View, repro.

2004

  • The Unfinished Print, The Frick Collection, New York; Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main, 2004-2005.

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q65019087

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