Study of a Nude with Drapery
Auguste Rodin French
Not on view
Rodin used stumping, a technique that involves smudging graphite to create tone, in many of his late drawings. Here, he subtly modeled the body by blending the contour lines, likely with his finger, while leaving the chemise starkly unshaded. The repetition of the elbow and forearm adds a sense of motion to an otherwise stable pose. The soft, blurring effect of the stumping recalls the atmospheric style of Rodin’s friend the painter Eugène Carrière.
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