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Study of a Nude with Drapery

ca. 1908
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Study of a Nude with Drapery
  • Artist: Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon)
  • Date: ca. 1908
  • Medium: Pencil and bistre on buff wove paper, darkened, with left margin and bottom right torn
  • Dimensions: 12 3/16 × 7 7/8 in. (31 × 20 cm)
    Framed: 24 × 18 in. (61 × 45.7 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.697
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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