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Auguste Rodin

Portrait of Henry Becque

Description

Maker

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917)

Title

Portrait of Henry Becque

Year

1883-1887

Medium

  • Drypoint on beige-colored,
  • slightly textured wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Drypoint on beige-colored,
  • slightly textured wove paper

Materials

drypoint

Supports

  • Light weight cream Oriental wove paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 15.7 x 20.3 cm (6 3/16 x 8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, in pencil, at LR: A Rodin. Inscribed at lower margin: Henri Becque. Initialed on plate: AR.

Identification

State

iv/iv

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.1311

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Altered States
Etching in Late 19th-Century Paris
Jun 30, 2017 – Dec 03, 2017

Label copy

Rodin primarily used etching to plan and rethink his sculpture. This portrait shows the playwright Henry Becque, controversial in 19th-century Paris for his unsentimentalized portrayal of contemporary social issues. Rodin first depicted Becque in a bronze sculpture several years before this print, then again two decades later in a marble bust. The etching medium allowed the artist to rethink details of the work from varied perspectives. As he would work a sculpture from different angles and make adjustments, Rodin printed and continued to edit this plate, creating a total of four variations (or “states”).

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Tombstone

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917)
Portrait of Henry Becque, 1883-1887
Drypoint on beige-colored, slightly textured wove paper
Image/plate: 15.7 x 20.3 cm (6 3/16 x 8 inches)
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers 84.198.1311

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