Seated Female Nude Leaning to the Left

1908

Auguste Rodin

Artist, French, 1840 - 1917

Auguste Rodin

Attributed to

The image is a pencil drawing of a nude figure who appears to be sitting with their knees crossed. The figure's head is tilted backward with the chin slightly raised, the arm bent at the elbow with the hand below the chin. Their facial features are sketched, focusing on the outline of the nose and eyes, while the hair appears as short and sketchy lines above the forehead. The body is sketched with lines denoting the form and contours of the torso and limbs. Surrounding the figure is the empty space of the paper, and in the bottom right corner there is an inscription in French.

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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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