Rodin: The Secret Museum
Lehni, Nadine / Chevillot, Catherine
Hidden in a portfolio among Auguste Rodin's inventory of more than 7, 000 drawings donated to the state after his death in 1917 was a collection of figure drawings and watercolors labeled "Secret Museum.¿ Scandalous at the time of their creation, and illustrated in a loose, gestural style, they depict 110 graphic nudes of women alone or with female partners displaying their most private selves. Available now for the first time, this body of wo...