Lot 360
  • 360

Auguste Rodin

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Auguste Rodin
  • Torse masculin debout
  • Inscribed A. Rodin, numbered no. 11, inscribed © by Museé Rodin 1972 and stamped with the foundry mark Susse Fondeur Paris
  • Bronze
  • Height: 6 1/2 in.
  • 16.5 cm

Provenance

Musée Rodin, Paris
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above in 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. 692

Condition

Wok is in very good condition. Dark brown patina. Affixed to a small stone base. Corrosion in some of the deeper crevices. Surface is slightly dirty. Otherwise fine.
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