Female nude reclining

Auguste Rodin

1909–1910 · Graphite with stumping · Drawings and Prints

This model’s ecstatic pose hints at the erotic nature of many of Rodin’s late drawings. The unselfconscious state brought on by desire and the registration of pleasure in the body appealed to the artist as part of his broader fascination with the expressivity of the female form. Rodin’s frank treatment of sexuality, particularly in his drawings, is a key aspect of his work’s modernity.

Artist

Auguste Rodin

Date

1909–1910

Medium

Graphite with stumping

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Thomas F. Ryan, 1913