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Recumbent female nude

Maker

(artist)
1840-1917

Title

Recumbent female nude

Date of Production

1900-1905

Medium

graphite with stumping on wove paper

Dimensions

Height: 24.3 cm
Width: 32.5 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4205

Mode of Acquisition

Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords





Label Text

Late in his career Rodin produced hundreds of voluptuous, erotic drawings, such as this intimate close-up. The drawing is daring in both the nature of the pose and the arrangement of the motif diagonally on the sheet. Rodin achieved the carnal effects through the association of bold, energetic lines, with a subtle stumping which evokes the soft flesh. Seeking to capture spontaneity and instantaneity, the artist executed his nude drawings without taking his eyes away from the model.

Provenance

given to Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d., in Paris; Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Drawings Gallery Display - Drawing Together, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 30/09/2017-02/01/2018

Special Display - French Drawings of the 19th century, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 08/02/2008-12/06/2008

Michelangelo to Matisse - Drawing the Figure, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20/11/1999-27/02/2000 ...More

The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 14/06/1998-21/09/1998

The Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, 26/12/1997-12/05/1998

Rodin drawings: true and false, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Guggenheim, New York, 1971-72 ...Less

Literature

The Courtauld Gallery and Thomas, Ben. Drawing Together (London: Courtauld Gallery, 2017-2018)
p. 30
ill. on p. 34

Michelangelo to Matisse - Drawing the Figure, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1999 - 2000
cat. no. 188
ill.

The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1998
cat. no. 60
ill. on p. 115 ...More

The drawings of Rodin, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1971-1972 New York 1971
no. 96
fig. 139 ...Less

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, graphite, underlined, signed by the artistt: "A Rodin". Verso: lower left corner, graphite, mounting notes: "1/2 Imp Open"; lower right corner, graphite: "#4".

Collector's mark: none.

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