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Auguste Rodin
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- Buste de Balzac (Étude type C, petit modèle, 3ème version)
- Inscribed A. Rodin and with the foundry mark Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris; bears the raised signature A. Rodin (on the inside)
- Bronze
- Height: 6 1/4 in.
- 15.9 cm
Provenance
Galerie Haussman, Paris (M Gustave Danthon)
Eugène Rudier, Le Vésinet (acquired from the above)
Mercédès Santamarina, Buenos-Aires (acquired from the above0
Antonio Santamarina, Buenos Aires (acquired from the above)
Sale: Adolfo Bullrich y Cia, Buenos-Aires, October 30, 1955, lot 100
Guillermo Roldan, Buenos-Aires (acquired after 1964)
Peter Gruber, United States (acquired circa 1989 and sold: Sotheby's, New York, February 16, 1989, lot 7)
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, November 18, 1992, lot 25
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, May 12, 1993, lot 132
Private Collection, New York (acquired at the above sale and sold: Christie's, New York, May 5, 2004, lot 267)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Georges Grappe, Catalogue du Musée Rodin, Paris, 1927, no. 188, illustration of another cast p. 73
Georges Grappe, Catalogue du Musée Rodin, Paris, 1929, no. 218, illustration of another cast
Robert Descharnes & Jean-François Chabrun, Auguste Rodin, Lausanne, 1967, illustration of another cast p. 105
Ionel Jianou & Cécile Goldscheider, Rodin, Paris, 1967, p. 105
John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, catalogued p. 455
Georges Grappe, Catalogue du Musée Rodin, Paris, 1929, no. 218, illustration of another cast
Robert Descharnes & Jean-François Chabrun, Auguste Rodin, Lausanne, 1967, illustration of another cast p. 105
Ionel Jianou & Cécile Goldscheider, Rodin, Paris, 1967, p. 105
John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, catalogued p. 455
Condition
Black patina. Work is screwed to a 2.5 inch base at bottom. Minor surface dirt, particularly around eye sockets, sides of nose and right ear. Some patina rubbing at tip of nose, eyebrows, raised edges in hair and around edge of neckline. A few small scratches on back of head, otherwise fine. Work is in 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.
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.