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Auguste Rodin
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- Sphinge sur colonne
- Inscribed A. Rodin, numbered 4/8, dated by musee rodin 2006 and inscribed with the foundry mark E. Godard Fondr.
- Bronze
- Height: 35 1/2 in.
- 90.2 cm
Provenance
Musée Rodin, Paris
Coskun Gallery, London (acquired from the above in December 2006)
Private Collection, United States
Acquired in 2013
Coskun Gallery, London (acquired from the above in December 2006)
Private Collection, United States
Acquired in 2013
Literature
Rodin en 1900, L'exposition de l'Alma (exhibition catalogue), Musée du Luxembourg, 2001, illustration of the plaster p. 251
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, vol. II, Paris, 2007, no. S6667, illustration of another cast p. 657
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, vol. II, Paris, 2007, no. S6667, illustration of another cast p. 657
Condition
This work is in very good condition. Varied greenish black patina. work is affixed to a concrete base at one point on the underside. One or two small spots of patina rubbing scattered throughout, and a few more spots at hte very bottom of the work near where it rests on the base. Some surface dirt in the deeper crevaces, otherwise fine.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The first cast of this model was made in 1903 by Alexis Rudier and is now a part of the Victoria & Albert Museum's collection. Beginning in 1995 Émile Godard began an edition of eleven examples of this work, numbered 1/8 - 8/8 and I/IV - III/IV, with the present cast numbered 4/8 in this edition.