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Auguste Rodin
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 AUD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- BAIGNEUSE AUX SANDALES
- Inscribed A. Rodin (on base); stamped with the foundry mark Georges Rudier Fondeur Paris and © by Musée Rodin 1968 (on base)
- Bronze
- Height: 40cm
- Conceived in 1898; cast circa 1966 - 1980 in an edition of 10
Provenance
David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney
The late Dr and Mrs D. R. Sheumack; purchased from the above in 1969; thence by descent
The late Dr and Mrs D. R. Sheumack; purchased from the above in 1969; thence by descent
Exhibited
An exhibition of fifty bronzes by Auguste Rodin 1840-1917, David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 12 September - 25 October 1969, cat. 44
Literature
Robyn Christie and Justin Miller, The D.R. Sheumack Collection, Eighty Years of Australian Paintings, Sydney: Sotheby's Australia Pty. Ltd., 1988, pl. 119 (illus.)
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The bronzes of Rodin: catalogue of works in the Musée Rodin (2 vols.), Paris, Éditions de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 2007, vol. 1, p. 155
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The bronzes of Rodin: catalogue of works in the Musée Rodin (2 vols.), Paris, Éditions de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 2007, vol. 1, p. 155
Condition
This sculpture is in good original 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
This sculpture exists in the form of two plasters (Musée Rodin, Paris), two casts by Alexis Rudier (1931 and 1945, Musée Faure, Aix-les-Bains) and in a series of 10 casts (of which the present work is one) by Georges Rudier, issued by the Musée Rodin between 1966 and 1980.
Baigneuse aux sandales is one of a group of four terracotta figures of disrobing women that dates from 1898. The bathers were originally designed to stand in niches around the swimming pool at the villa of of Maurice Fenaille, in Neuilly.
Baigneuse aux sandales is one of a group of four terracotta figures of disrobing women that dates from 1898. The bathers were originally designed to stand in niches around the swimming pool at the villa of of Maurice Fenaille, in Neuilly.