Rear View of Female Figure in Action
1904
Imagine walking into Auguste Rodin's home in Meudon in 1904—you'd likely leave with a souvenir like this! This drawing captures a nude female figure from behind, caught in a candid moment with one hand on her hip and the other raised to her head. Rodin famously claimed he drew like a blind man, never looking at the paper to capture the pure essence of movement, and the loose, fluid lines here show that technique in action. The handwritten note at the bottom acts like a 19th-century guest book, recording a visit by 'Monsieur and Madame Simpson' on September 28, 1904, turning a simple figure study into a historical memory of a day at the master sculptor's house.
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