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Auguste Rodin,
1905
Gertrude Käsebier, 1852–1934; born Des Moines, IA; died New York, NY
x1976-338
A wildly successful amateur photographer, Käsebier rose to fame for her revolutionary mode of portraiture. She traveled to Paris to photograph Rodin in his studio in September 1905 after a formal introduction from her friend and fellow photographer Adolf de Meyer. Despite Rodin’s initial reluctance to having his portrait taken, Käsebier was able to capture him in an almost meditative state as he gazed at one of his sculptures.
Information
Title
Auguste Rodin
Dates
1905
Maker
Medium
Gum bichromate print
Dimensions
33.6 x 26.5 cm. (13 1/4 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Mina Turner
Object Number
x1976-338
Place Made
Europe, France, Paris
Inscription
Signed in graphite on print lower left: Gertrude Käsebier c
Culture
Techniques
- "Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1976," Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 36, no. 1 (1977): p. 28-40., p. 36
- "Other Pictorialist Collections in the Art Museum: Paul L. Anderson, John G. Bullock, William B. Dyer, Gertrude Käsebier, Robert S. Redfield," in "The Art of Pictoral Photography 1890-1925", special issue, Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 51, no. 2 (1992): 79–99., p. 96 (illus.)
