Bending Figure
Artist
Auguste Rodin
(French, 1840-1917)
CultureFrench
Date1840-1917
MediumPencil, watercolor, paper
DimensionsOverall: 16 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (42.9 x 27.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
InscribedSigned lower right: "Aug Rodin". Circled "D.F.P." stamped in blue on back.
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number50.48.78
Not on view
DescriptionPencil and watercolor drawing of a bending nude figure with red hair.ProvenanceDan Fellows Platt, Englewood, N.J., d. 1938; Mrs. Platt,1938-50; Chrysler Museum Purchase, 1950 Exhibition History"Drawings by Sculptors," Oct. 1954. Sent at request of Miss Agnes Mongan to Fogg Museum, March 1966-July 1966. F.M.A. loan number T.L. 19957.2. See correspondence in 50.48 jacket. Published ReferencesSPARK'S CATALOGUE, #108, $60. OLD MASTER DRAWINGS CATALOGUE, Nov. 1950, #69.
