Nude Standing, Right Profile

Auguste Rodin

Nude Standing, Right Profile by Auguste Rodin

While Auguste Rodin is best known for his heavy, muscular bronze sculptures like The Thinker, this delicate sketch reveals a much softer side of the master. The faint, ghostly pencil lines trace a nude woman standing in profile, her head bowed in quiet contemplation. You can see where Rodin quickly scribbled shading around her hips, capturing a fleeting moment of vulnerability rather than a rigid pose. It's a beautiful reminder that even the most famous sculptors started with a simple pencil and a piece of paper.

Technique
Pencil on paper
Material
Paper
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