M. Auguste Rodin
Edward Steichen
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Object Label
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.
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.
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
M. Auguste Rodin
Date
1911
Medium
Photogravure
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 7 x 10 1/4 in. (17.8 x 26 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Arnold and Pamela Lehman
Accession Number
2003.76.2
Frequent Art Questions
Tell me more about this photo and how it was produced.
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.
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