Accession Number
2013/2.528

Title
Victor Hugo

Artist(s)
Auguste Rodin

Artist Nationality
French (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1883

Medium & Support
drypoint on chine collé

Dimensions
12 5/8 in x 10 7/16 in (32 cm x 26.5 cm);12 3/4 in x 10 1/2 in (32.4 cm x 26.7 cm);8 3/4 in x 5 15/16 in (22.3 cm x 15 cm);7 5/16 in x 4 7/8 in (18.6 cm x 12.4 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink

Label copy
Auguste Rodin
France, 1840–1917
Victor Hugo
ca. 1883
Drypoint on chine collé
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink, 2013/2.528

Subject matter
This is a portrait of the famous Romantic poet, novelist and dramatist Victor Hugo. The French writer is known for the novels Les Misérables (1862) and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831). Here Rodin, shows him in three quarter view. This, the sixth state, is part of a series of works with different compositions that the sculptor made. This version was published in the illustrated review "Les Lettres et les Arts" (Sept. 1889) and was featured in Gustave Geffroy's "Le Statuaire Rodin."

Physical Description
A portrait of Victor Hugo. It is a profile image with his head turned to the right side. He has a long shaggy beard and a collared shirt.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
intaglio print

Additional Object Classification(s)
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
authors
men (male humans)
portraits