Auguste Rodin
Portrait of Victor Hugo, Three-Quarter View
1885
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Auguste Rodin
Portrait of Victor Hugo, Three-Quarter View
1885
Physical Qualities
Drypoint, Sheet: 315 x 222 mm. (12 3/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
Plate: 226 x 177 mm. (8 7/8 x 6 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.3008
In 1885, Rodin returned to the subject of Hugo employing the drypoint printmaking technique that he had learned from artist Alphonse Legros in 1881. His work was probably guided by the drawings he had made in earlier sessions with the author,
and it is quite possible that he referred to the completed sculpture as well. The final result, which includes multiple images of Hugo from various angles, creates the impression that Rodin spontaneously sketched the studies directly onto the copper plate.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institude of Art, Baltimore, Dec. 3 - Dec. 22, 1959.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, Nov. 3 - 24, 1968.
Eugene Leake, The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, April 1969.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "A Continuing Example: Prints and Drawings from the George A. Lucas Collection," 4 February - 9 April, 1995.
Oliver C. Shell, BMA, "Rodin: Expression and Influence", August 1, 2007 - April 6, 2008.
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century," February 7-May 8, 2016.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, Nov. 3 - 24, 1968.
Eugene Leake, The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, April 1969.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "A Continuing Example: Prints and Drawings from the George A. Lucas Collection," 4 February - 9 April, 1995.
Oliver C. Shell, BMA, "Rodin: Expression and Influence", August 1, 2007 - April 6, 2008.
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century," February 7-May 8, 2016.
Inscribed: center left in plate: "AR"; lower right in graphite: "Rodin"; by later hand, lower right in graphite: "1er Epreuve"
Markings: CM: Maryland Institute Lucas Collection
