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Tomorrow, if the spirits will grant me the favor of having a woman on this gibbet … I will make a man of her …, Auguste Rodin

Tomorrow, if the spirits will grant me the favor of having a woman on this gibbet … I will make a man of her …

Demain, si les génies veulent bien m'accorder la grâce que j'aie une femme, à ce gibet … j'en ferai un homme … (museum title)

Auguste Rodin (French) (1840-1917)

Movement
Symbolism
Date
1899–1900
Medium
Color lithograph
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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