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Description: | A reproduction produced by the Vasari Society of a drawing by Auguste Rodin. The drawing is of a woman in a long, flowing robe that reaches to the ground. She has bare arms and is holding up a baby, whom she is looking up at. The drawing is made with soft chalk lines.
Text from the accompanying booklet produced by the Vasari Society:
"18.
AUGUSTE RODIN
(b. 1840; d. 1917)
MOTHER AND CHILD
Collection of Mr. G. Bellingham Smith, F.R.C.S. Black chalk on grey paper. 28.5 x 45 cm. (11 3/8 x 17 11/16 in.). Inscribed 'Jeune mère jouant avec son enfant. A. Rodin. Projet de marbre. 1678'.
An uncommon and charming example of Rodin's draughtsmanship.
C. D.
[Drawings 1459-1921. A Loan Exhibition, Goupil Gallery, 1922, No. 18.]"
Technique: REPRODUCTION
Reproduction by the Vasari Society of a drawing by Auguste Rodin, Mother and Child (LC 1131/18). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.105382 | Go to resource |
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