With the Pressure of His Fingers

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View of Auguste Rodin working in his studio on a clay version of what looks like The Abduction — Another stoops and takes a handful of clay from the earth, and with the pressure of his fingers moulds it to the reality of an unreal image seen in dreams.

Artist

Name:: Hennessy, William John
Dates:: 1839-1917
Country:: Ireland

Illustration

Subject:: People
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive
Observations:: Dated 1890

Book

Title:: The witch of Prague; a fantastic tale
Author(s):: Crawford, Francis Marion
Publisher:: London: Macmillan and Co., 1901
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Description

Imaginary view of Auguste Rodin working in his studio on a clay version of what looks like I Am Beautiful as The Thinker can be seen behind him.

Keywords: 1900s, 20th century, art, black & white, male, portrait, sculpture, Victorian

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