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Collection Online as of October 5, 2026

A vertically oriented lithograph on off-white paper depicts a slender nude woman with a light skin tone. Seen from behind and appearing to float against the plain background, she stands on her tiptoes and stretches upward with arms raised above her head. Thin brown lines define her elongated form, filled with a pale pink wash. A reddish-brown patch marks her hair, and a cursive signature sits in the lower left.

Caresse - moi danc, chéri

1902

Auguste Rodin

(French, 1840–1917)
France, late 19th-early 20th Century
lithograph
Sheet: 32.3 x 19.2 cm (12 11/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
Twenty-fifth anniversary gift, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection 1941.248
Catalogue raisonné: Delteil 17 - Thorson 119
Location: Not on view
  • Catalogue of an exhibition of the art of lithography: commemorating the sesquicentennial of its invention, 1798-1948. [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, November 11, 1948-January 2, 1949. Published as: Une figure. Mentioned: p. 60 archive.org
  • Real Prints: Reproduction or Invention. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 7-May 17, 1987).
    Exhibition of the Month: Of Wood and Stone. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 15-June 2, 1949).
  • {{cite web|title=Caresse - moi danc, chéri|url=false|author=Auguste Rodin|year=1902|access-date=05 October 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1941.248