PROPERTY OF THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK, SOLD TO BENEFIT ITS ACQUISITIONS PROGRAM
Auguste Rodin
Etude pour la douleur n°2 dite aussi "Nu féminin penché"
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March 5, 03:20 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Property of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Sold to Benefit its Acquisitions Program
Auguste Rodin
1840 - 1917
Etude pour la douleur n°2 dite aussi "Nu féminin penché"
inscribed Rodin
bronze
length: 12 ½ in.
31.81 cm.
Conceived circa 1887 and cast in 1912 by the Monagutelli foundry.
This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Critique de l'œuvre sculpté d'Auguste Rodin being currently prepared by Galerie Brame & Lorenceau under the direction of Jérôme Le Blay under the archive number 2007-1275B.
Gertrude Käsebier, New York (acquired from the artist in December 1912)
Mina Turner, New York (acquired by bequest from the above in 1934)
Acquired as a bequest from the above in 1989 by the present owner
This bronze, acquired by the esteemed American photographer Gertrude Kasebier in New York in December 1912, holds a special significance. Kasebier, a prominent figure in the world of photography, was a principal member of the Photo-Secession group of pictorialists, a movement founded in 1902 by Alfred Stieglitz and like-minded artists who sought to elevate photography to a form of individual artistic expression.
As a member of the Photo-Secession, Kasebier championed artistic composition and handcrafted prints, emphasizing the artistic potential of photography as a distinct medium. Her reverence for the renowned sculptor Rodin was evident in her photographic works, with her photographs of Rodin considered among her greatest achievements. Rodin himself gifted this bronze portrait to Kasebier, underscoring the personal and artistic connection between the two visionaries.