Auguste Rodin, The Round (La Ronde), Original Drypoint Etching, 1905

Auguste Rodin (1840–1917)

“La Ronde” (The Round), 1883–84, described as an original drypoint (viz. “La Ronde, pointe sèche originale, inédite, de A. Rodin”) in the table of contents of “L’Art et les Artistes”, 1905, in which this print was published.

Drypoint on cream laid paper with full margins as published as an original print by Rodin in “L’Art et les Artistes” in 1905, inscribed on plate with the publication’s monogram, “AA” (Art and Artists) at lower right and 3.
Size: (sheet) 29.7 x 21.1 cm; (plate) 22.6 x 17.6 cm.
Inscribed on plate with the publisher’s monogram at lower right: “AA
State iii (of iii) with plate bevelled at edges and the addition of the monogram (“AA”).

* References and Literature: Thorson 1975 V3 (Victoria Thorson 1975, “Rodin Graphics, a Catalogue Raisonné of Drypoints and Book Illustration”, San Francisco, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, p. 32, cat. no. V State Three) Delteil, no. 5, State iii/iii (Loys Delteil 1906–1926, “Le peintre-graveur illustre”. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30).

Condition: in great vintage condition, well-printed faultless impression with wide margins (as published) in pristine condition (i.e. there are no tears, holes, folds, losses, abrasions, stains, foxing or signs of handling).