Auguste RODIN (1840-1917) (after)

Transmutation of man and reptile

Engraving (rotogravure reworked with a point) and enhanced with watercolor
On vellum 42.5 x 31 cm
Engraving published in 1897 by Ateliers Goupil
Limited edition of 125 copies, supplied with gallery certificate of authenticity and photocopy of publisher's proof of print run.

Very good condition, slight light foxing in the upper margin and small tear at the edge of the lower margin

Information:
This engraving is part of "Album Fenaille" or "Album Goupil", a work devoted to the drawings of Auguste Rodin, published in 1897. It contains a majority of drawings related to
Dante's Inferno and which are generally grouped under the name of "black drawings".
A copy of this precious album is in the archives of the Rodin Museum.