Henri Becque
Auguste Rodin, best known for bronze masterpieces like The Thinker, was also a ferociously talented draftsman who filled thousands of pages with rapid sketches. Here, he captures the French playwright Henri Becque through three overlapping profiles, using frantic, scratchy lines to map out the rugged contours of his face. It feels less like a traditional portrait and more like a sculptor studying a head from different angles, trying to grasp the subject's intense character. The handwritten dedication at the bottom, signed with 'friendship Rodin,' reveals a personal gift within the vibrant Parisian art scene of the late 1800s.
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