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Auguste Rodin
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- Age d'airain, petit modèle
- Inscribed Rodin and with the foundry mark Alexis Rudier. Fondeur Paris.; stamped with the raised signature A Rodin (on the interior)
- Bronze
- Height: 25 3/8 in.
- 64.5 cm
Provenance
Kent Karosen, Prairie Village, Kansas
Acquired from the above in 1990
Acquired from the above in 1990
Exhibited
Lincoln Nebraska, The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska (and 17 other locations in the United States), The Rodin Bronzes: Sculpture from the B. Gerald Cantor Collections, 1988-93
Utah Museum of Fine Arts (and 25 other locations in the United States, Canada, Australia and Singapore), Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession, Sculpture from the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, no. 17, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Utah Museum of Fine Arts (and 25 other locations in the United States, Canada, Australia and Singapore), Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession, Sculpture from the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, no. 17, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Literature
Georges Grappe, Catalogue du Musée Rodin, Paris, 1929, no. 20, illustration of the plaster p. 31
Marcel Aubert, Rodin Sculptures, Paris, 1952, illustrations of the larger cast pp. 11-13
Cécile Goldscheider, Rodin, Paris, 1962, illustrations of another cast pp. 54-55
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin, New York, 1963, p. 20, illustration of a larger cast
Ionel Jianou & Cécile Goldscheider, Rodin, Paris, 1967 illustrations of a larger cast pls. 6 & 7
John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, illustrations of a larger cast pp. 343 & 345
Cécile Goldscheider, Auguste Rodin, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre sculpté, vol. I, Lausanne, 1989, no. 95d, catalogued p. 116
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, illustrations of other casts pp. 121-28
Marcel Aubert, Rodin Sculptures, Paris, 1952, illustrations of the larger cast pp. 11-13
Cécile Goldscheider, Rodin, Paris, 1962, illustrations of another cast pp. 54-55
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin, New York, 1963, p. 20, illustration of a larger cast
Ionel Jianou & Cécile Goldscheider, Rodin, Paris, 1967 illustrations of a larger cast pls. 6 & 7
John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, illustrations of a larger cast pp. 343 & 345
Cécile Goldscheider, Auguste Rodin, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre sculpté, vol. I, Lausanne, 1989, no. 95d, catalogued p. 116
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, illustrations of other casts pp. 121-28
Condition
Dark brown patina. Surface is slightly dirty. Two tiny nicks at the back of the figure's left shoulder. This work is in excellent 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.
Catalogue Note
Fig. 1 Anonymous photographer, The Rodin Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1914, aristotype print, Ph. 1926, showing another version of the present work