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Auguste Rodin
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Auguste Rodin
- L'Homme au nez cassé, version dite type II, deuxième modèle
- inscribed A. Rodin, stamped with the foundry mark Alexis. Rudier. Fondeur. Paris, and with the raised signature A. Rodin on the underside
- bronze
- height (not including base): 27.9 cm., 11in.
Provenance
Musée Rodin, Paris
Antonio Santamarina, Buenos Aires (acquired by 1934)
Dante Quinterno, Buenos Aires (acquired from the family of the above in 1955)
Private Collection, Monaco (acquired from the above; sale: Sotheby's, London, 25th June 2002, lot 266)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Antonio Santamarina, Buenos Aires (acquired by 1934)
Dante Quinterno, Buenos Aires (acquired from the family of the above in 1955)
Private Collection, Monaco (acquired from the above; sale: Sotheby's, London, 25th June 2002, lot 266)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Buenos Aires, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Exposition Rodin, 1934, no. 38
Buenos Aires, Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo, Rodin-Bourdelle, 1964, no. 33
Buenos Aires, Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo, Rodin-Bourdelle, 1964, no. 33
Literature
Georges Grappe, Catalogue du Musée Rodin, Paris, 1929, no. 16, illustration of the marble model p. 30
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin, New York, 1963, no. 5, illustration of another cast n.p.
Ionel Jianou & Cecile Goldscheider, Rodin, Paris, 1967, n.n., illustration of another cast p. 106
Robert Descharnes & Jean-Francois Chabrun, Auguste Rodin, Paris, 1967, illustration of another cast p. 28
Rodin (exhibition catalogue), Hayward Gallery, London, 1970, no. 1, illustration of another cast p. 24
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin, London, 1974, n.n, illustration of another cast p. 106
John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, no. 79, illustration of another cast p. 475
Jacques de Caso & Patricia B. Sanders, Rodin's Sculpture, A Critical Study of the Spreckels Collection, San Francisco, 1977, no. 50, illustration of another cast p. 253
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin Rediscovered, Washington D.C., 1981, no. 20, illustration of another cast p. 38
Cecile Goldscheider, August Rodin: Catalogue raisonné de l’Œuvre Sculpté, Lausanne, 1989, vol. I, no. 13a, illustrations of another cast p. 43
Rodin en México, Collection of European Sculpture from the XIX and XX Centuries (exhibition catalogue), Museo Soumaya, Mexico City, 1997, n.n., colour illustration of another cast p. 6
Iain Ross & Anthea Snow (eds.), Rodin, A magnificent obsession, London, 2001, no. 107, colour illustration of another cast p. 117
Rodin en 1900, L'exposition de l'Alma (exhibition catalogue), Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, no. 102, illustration of another cast p. 243
Rodin (exhibition catalogue), Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2006-07, no. 7, colour illustration of another cast p. 42
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin: Catalogue of works in the Musée Rodin, Paris, 2007, vol. II, no. S. 496, illustrations of other casts pp. 414-15
Bernard Barryte & Roberta K. Tarbell, Rodin and America, Influence and adaptation, 1876-1936, Milan, 2011, no. 5, colour illustration of another cast p. 24
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin, New York, 1963, no. 5, illustration of another cast n.p.
Ionel Jianou & Cecile Goldscheider, Rodin, Paris, 1967, n.n., illustration of another cast p. 106
Robert Descharnes & Jean-Francois Chabrun, Auguste Rodin, Paris, 1967, illustration of another cast p. 28
Rodin (exhibition catalogue), Hayward Gallery, London, 1970, no. 1, illustration of another cast p. 24
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin, London, 1974, n.n, illustration of another cast p. 106
John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, no. 79, illustration of another cast p. 475
Jacques de Caso & Patricia B. Sanders, Rodin's Sculpture, A Critical Study of the Spreckels Collection, San Francisco, 1977, no. 50, illustration of another cast p. 253
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin Rediscovered, Washington D.C., 1981, no. 20, illustration of another cast p. 38
Cecile Goldscheider, August Rodin: Catalogue raisonné de l’Œuvre Sculpté, Lausanne, 1989, vol. I, no. 13a, illustrations of another cast p. 43
Rodin en México, Collection of European Sculpture from the XIX and XX Centuries (exhibition catalogue), Museo Soumaya, Mexico City, 1997, n.n., colour illustration of another cast p. 6
Iain Ross & Anthea Snow (eds.), Rodin, A magnificent obsession, London, 2001, no. 107, colour illustration of another cast p. 117
Rodin en 1900, L'exposition de l'Alma (exhibition catalogue), Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, no. 102, illustration of another cast p. 243
Rodin (exhibition catalogue), Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2006-07, no. 7, colour illustration of another cast p. 42
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin: Catalogue of works in the Musée Rodin, Paris, 2007, vol. II, no. S. 496, illustrations of other casts pp. 414-15
Bernard Barryte & Roberta K. Tarbell, Rodin and America, Influence and adaptation, 1876-1936, Milan, 2011, no. 5, colour illustration of another cast p. 24
Condition
Beautiful variegated black patina, with subtle blue and green highlights. The work is screwed to a marble base at one point on the underside . There are a few small nicks and scratches throughout, most noticeable at the back of the head near to the base, and also a few pin dot nicks on the tip of the nose and the brow, all of which are quite minor. Overall, this work is in very good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The present work depicts 'Bibi', the old man who worked in the Carrier-Belleuse studio as a cleaner and ad hoc life model for Rodin, then a student of Carrier-Belleuse. The battered features and superficial ugliness of the manual labourer captivated Rodin who later explained 'at first I could hardly bear to do it, he seemed so dreadful to me. But while I was working, I discovered that his head had a wonderful shape, that in his own way he was beautiful... that man taught me many things' (quoted in Caso & Sanders, op. cit., p. 252).