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Crouching Woman
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)
French
1886
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Stone; marble
Dimensions
H: 17 11/16 in; W: 14 1/8 in; D: 13 3/8 in
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Samuel Isham through Julia Isham (Mrs. Henry Osborn Taylor)
Accession Number17.3133
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
This image developed out of Rodin's work on the bronze doors known as the Gates of Hell, particularly his exploration of ideas for the figures of the damned. He often reworked or reused figures to achieve new expressive goals. Here, the tight posture and the weight of the stone on the figure's neck convey physical, spiritual, and emotional burdens almost too heavy to bear.
ProvenanceBy 1914, Samuel Isham (b. 1855 - d. 1914), Paris and New York; 1917, gift of the Estate of Samuel Isham through his sister and executrix, Julia Isham (Mrs. Henry Osborn Taylor), to the MFA. (Accession date: October 4, 1917)