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Woman and Child (originally Première Impression d'Amour)

Auguste Rodin

National Gallery of Art

The sculpture portrays a seated woman who holds an infant partially in her lap. The infant reaches outwards, one of its legs slightly raised and its other leg resting on the base that the woman sits on. Both the woman and the child are depicted with smooth, rounded features, and appear to be nude. The sculpture is made of light-colored material, with a polished surface for the figures and a rough texture for the base.

Artwork Details

Date
model c. 1885, carved c. 1900-1901
Medium
marble
Dimensions
10233 × 12791 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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