Modern · National Gallery of Art · 1009

Katherine Seney Simpson (Mrs. John W. Simpson)

Auguste Rodin, 1902-1903

Carved from white marble, the head and chest of a woman emerge from a base of rougher stone in this free-standing sculpture. In this photograph, the woman leans slightly to our left and her head tips down that way, as she looks off to our right. Her hair is loosely pulled up into a bun on top of her head. She has a straight nose, thin lips, and a square jaw. A bumpy area at the front of her low-cut bodice suggests a floral corsage. Her neck, the top of her shoulders, and her chest are polished smooth, but below the scooped neckline, the stone turns rough and parallel chisel marks are visible. Two dark veins in the marble run through the sculpture near each shoulder.

National Gallery of Art · National Gallery of Art, Washington · Gift of Mrs. John W. Simpson · CC0 · Public domain

Artist: Auguste Rodin
Date: 1902-1903
Medium: marble
Dimensions: 55.4 x 69 x 41.5 cm (21 13/16 x 27 3/16 x 16 5/16 in.)
Era: Modern

Why it matters

Katherine Seney Simpson (Mrs. John W. Simpson), dated 1902-1903, is catalogued by National Gallery of Art as a work in marble. The museum attributes the work to Auguste Rodin. The recorded dimensions are 55.4 x 69 x 41.5 cm (21 13/16 x 27 3/16 x 16 5/16 in.). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.

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