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Object Type
print
Museum number
1912,0502.9
Title
Object:
Victor Hugo, de trois quarts
Description
Study of the head of Victor Hugo, turned to the right. 1885 Drypoint
Producer name
Print made by:
Auguste Rodin
School/style
French
Production date
1885
Materials
paper
Technique
drypoint
Dimensions
Height:
220 millimetres
Width:
149 millimetres
Curator's comments
Similar to the proof with "unique inking" (Thorson) in the Musée Rodin, in which the plate has been wiped clean of ink with the exception of the head and the area immediatly around it; the border does not appear.
Bibliographic references
Delteil / Le Peintre-Graveur Illustré (XIXe et XXe siècles)
(6.VII)
Thorson 1975 / Rodin Graphics, a catalogue raisonné of drypoints and book illustrations
(VIII.VII)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Victor Hugo
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Campbell Dodgson
Acquisition date
1912
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1912,0502.9