Rear View of Female Figure in Action

1904

Auguste Rodin

Associated Names
Auguste Rodin

Artist, French, 1840 - 1917

This painting shows a nude person standing with their back to us. They are drawn with simple lines, one hand on their hip and the other hand raised next to their head. Their legs are close together, with their feet crossed at the ankles. The person's brown hair is styled in a bun or pulled over one shoulder. The person's skin is mostly painted with a light peachy tone, but there are areas of dark, irregular spots that have the impression of discoloration. The background is plain beige paper. In the bottom right corner, there is handwritten text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. John W. Simpson

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 32.7 x 25.2 cm (12 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.5.35

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. 24, as Figure.

1963

  • Auguste Rodin: an exhibition of sculptures and drawings, Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York, 1963, no. 16.

1965

  • Sculpture and Drawings by Rodin, NGA, 1965-1966, 1966-1970.

1991

  • Genius Rodin, Eros und Kreativität, Kunsthalle Bremen and Düsseldorf, 1991-1992, no. 65.

Inscriptions

lower right: visite de Monsieur et de Madame / Simpson le 25 septembre 1904 / Meudon Aug Rodin

Wikidata ID

Q64536958

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