Original Mastercopy Drawing, “Arched Torso of a Woman, After Rodin”, graphite, 8 1/2 x 11”, 2021

The original sculpture this drawing was made after is in bronze, meaning that drawing the form was a bit of a challenge, given the greenish local color.  A “mastercopy” like this one studies the work of another artist so as to learn and understand.  I particularly enjoyed the moment of the model’s arm being missing between shoulder and wrist - yet still felt and continued down to the hand.  I worked in very dark and very soft graphite, quickly with no corrections.  Rodin has long been one of my favorite sculptors - it was fun to visit this work and others of his as part of a larger project of mastercopies, completed Fall 2021.

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