Figure Bending Forward with Right Knee Raised

Auguste Rodin

Associated Names
Auguste Rodin

Artist, French, 1840 - 1917

The image shows a side view sketch of a person in a bent-over position with one knee raised. The person's arms are bent at the elbows, with hands near the chest. Facial features are simple, and the hair is short or pulled back. The person is nude, and the background is plain beige with no other details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and watercolor

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. John W. Simpson

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 33 x 25 cm (13 x 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.5.33

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. 22, as Standing Figure.

1963

  • Auguste Rodin: an exhibition of sculptures and drawings, Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York, 1963, no. 59, repro.

1965

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

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Aug. Rodin

Wikidata ID

Q64536956

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