Edward Steichen (American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973). <em>M. Auguste Rodin</em>, 1911. Photogravure, Image: 7 x 10 1/4 in. (17.8 x 26 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arnold and Pamela Lehman, 2003.76.2 (Photo: , 2003.76.2_PS11.jpg)

Edward Steichen (American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973). M. Auguste Rodin, 1911. Photogravure, Image: 7 x 10 1/4 in. (17.8 x 26 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arnold and Pamela Lehman, 2003.76.2 (Photo: , 2003.76.2_PS11.jpg)

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Edward Steichen and Auguste Rodin were friends. The photographer has chosen to portray the sculptor in the pose of a genius deep in thought. Photogravure is a type of intaglio printmaking, where a copper plate is coated with a light-sensitive gelatin that is exposed to a film positive and then etched resulting in a print that has the tonal range of a photograph.

M. Auguste Rodin

Edward Steichen

Photography

This portrait of Rodin, in a pose reminiscent of his famous composition The Thinker, appeared in Alfred Stieglitz’s modern art and photography periodical Camera Work in 1911. Edward Steichen met and became close to the sculptor in Paris in 1901, and in 1908 he arranged for an exhibition of Rodin’s drawings to be held at Stieglitz’s 291 gallery in New York.

ARTIST Edward Steichen, American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973

MEDIUM Photogravure

DATES 1911

DIMENSIONS Image: 7 x 10 1/4 in. (17.8 x 26 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Photography

ACCESSION NUMBER 2003.76.2

CREDIT LINE Gift of Arnold and Pamela Lehman

EXHIBITIONS

Rodin at the Brooklyn Museum: The Body in Bronze

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Edward Steichen (American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973). M. Auguste Rodin, 1911. Photogravure, Image: 7 x 10 1/4 in. (17.8 x 26 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arnold and Pamela Lehman, 2003.76.2 (Photo: , 2003.76.2_PS11.jpg)

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