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Auguste Rodin
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- Mouvement de danse, étude type I, petit modèle
- Inscribed A. Rodin, dated © by Musée Rodin 1964, numbered No. 5 and inscribed with the foundry mark .Georges.Rudier..Fondeur.Paris
- Bronze
- Length: 9 3/8 in.
- 23.8 cm
Provenance
Musée Rodin, Paris
Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London (acquired from the above in September 1964)
J.M. Marks, London (acquired from the above in 1973 and sold: Sotheby's, London, February 21, 1991, lot 11)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London (acquired from the above in September 1964)
J.M. Marks, London (acquired from the above in 1973 and sold: Sotheby's, London, February 21, 1991, lot 11)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Musée du Louvre, ed., Rodin inconnu, Paris, 1962, illustration of the plaster version p. 52
Robert Descharnes & Jean-François Chabrun, Auguste Rodin, Lausanne, 1967, illustration of another cast pp. 251-52
Theodore Crombie, "London Galleries" in Apollo Magazine, June 1967, illustration of another cast pl. 6
Albert E. Elsen, ed., Rodin Rediscovered, Washington, D.C., 1981, illustration of another cast pp. 135-36
Albert E. Elsen, ed., Rodin's Art: The Rodin Collection of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for the Visual Arts at Stanford University, New York, 2003, no. 35, illustration of another cast pp. 171-72
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. II, Paris, 2007, no. S.662, illustrations of another cast p. 539
Robert Descharnes & Jean-François Chabrun, Auguste Rodin, Lausanne, 1967, illustration of another cast pp. 251-52
Theodore Crombie, "London Galleries" in Apollo Magazine, June 1967, illustration of another cast pl. 6
Albert E. Elsen, ed., Rodin Rediscovered, Washington, D.C., 1981, illustration of another cast pp. 135-36
Albert E. Elsen, ed., Rodin's Art: The Rodin Collection of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for the Visual Arts at Stanford University, New York, 2003, no. 35, illustration of another cast pp. 171-72
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. II, Paris, 2007, no. S.662, illustrations of another cast p. 539
Condition
The work is in very good condition. It features a mottled golden brown, dark brown and light green patina. Light rubbing is visible to the tip of the figure's extended foot. Light surface dirt in deeper crevices.
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
Between 1910 and 1911 Rodin executed a series of nine dancers entitled Mouvements de danse drawing his inspiration from the dancing for Loîe Fuller and Isadora Duncan, as well as the cancan dancers of Paris. Another cast of the present work can be found in the collection of the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Cambridge.