Buste de Rochefort

Buste de Rochefort

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oil on wooden board
11.7 x 15.7 inches / 29.71 x 39.87 cm
2016

Rodin chose to simplify masses in order to maintain focus on Rochefort’s ominous expression, exaggerating deep set eyes to further the effect. The reflected clouds coincidentally patterned “the hair” and the rest of the undefined masses that day.