Lot 188
  • 188

Auguste Rodin

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Auguste Rodin
  • Petite Sirène
  • Inscribed A. Rodin, numbered no. 10, inscribed © by Musée Rodin 1972 and stamped with the foundry mark E. Godard Fondr.   
  • Bronze
  • Height: 8 1/8 in.
  • 20.6 cm

Provenance

Musée Rodin, Paris
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the abovein 1972)
Thence by descent

Literature

Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. II, Paris, 2007, illustration of another cast p. 656

Condition

Wok is in very good condition. Dark brown patina. Affixed to a small stone base. Minor corrosion on the figures right cheek. Surface is slightly dirty. Otherwise fine.
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