Rodin was a prolific draughtsman, producing some 10,000 drawings, over 7,000 of which are now in the Musée Rodin, Paris. His drawings were seldom used as studies or projects for a sculpture or monument. The draughtsman’s oeuvre developed in tandem with the sculptor’s. Although the works on paper can only be shown periodically, owing to their fragility, the role they played in Rodin’s art was by no means minor. As the sculptor himself said at the end of his life, “It’s very simple. My drawings are the key to my work,” (Benjamin, 1910).
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Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Angel or Ariel, winged woman kneeling, arms folded
After 1896
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Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Astarte, after the Dancer Alda Moreno
Circa 1912
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Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Before the Creation
Circa 1900
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Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Cambodian Dancer
1906
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Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Cambodian Dancer
1906
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Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Cloud
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Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
De Profundis Clamavi
1887-1888
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Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Eve
Circa 1884
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Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Female Nude with Left Leg Outstretched
Circa 1890
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Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Force and Ruse
Circa 1880
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Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Hanako
Circa 1906-1907
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Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
In the S...
Circa 1880
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Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Male Nude, with One Hand and Knee on the Ground
Circa 1896-1898
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Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Portal of the Abbey Church of Saint-Pierre d'Auxerre
1881-1884
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Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Resurrection
Circa 1900
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Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Rock
Circa 1900
