The Alfred Stieglitz Collection
  • Recto of print
  • Verso of original mount

Edward Steichen (American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973)

Rodin, Paris, 1907

Platinum print; 39.1 x 28.6 cm (image/paper); 39.3 x 28.8 cm (mount)
Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949.826
© 2016 The Estate of Edward Steichen/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

 

When Steichen made this photograph of sculptor Auguste Rodin, the two artists had already been friends for many years. This image was likely taken shortly before Rodin’s 1908 exhibition of drawings at the Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession (January 2–21, 1908). At this time Steichen was living in Europe and serving as a scout for Alfred Stieglitz’s gallery, working to help Stieglitz the latest European modern art to put on view.

 

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