Rodin; Aquarelles Érotiques

'Auguste Rodin - Drawings & Watercolours' presents a panorama of Rodin's graphic work, from the 'black' drawings contemporaneous with the Gates of Hell to his great watercolour nudes. It reproduces 350 of the most beautiful drawings held in the collection at the Musée Rodin, as well as some from the most important foreign collections, a considerable number of which are published here for the first time. Two in-depth essays analyse this compelling body of work, one studying the complex relationships between Rodin's drawings and sculptures, the other the problems of attribution and the role of sensuality in his work. Rodin's rich, often sumptuous, graphic oeuvre has until now been a little-known aspect of his art, yet is crucial to a full understanding of the great sculptor's work.