Lot 328
  • 328

Auguste Rodin

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Auguste Rodin
  • Mouvement de danse B
  • Inscribed A. Rodin and with the foundry mark Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris

  • Bronze
  • Height: 12 1/2 in.
  • 31.7 cm

Provenance

Musée Rodin, Paris
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner circa 1964

Literature

Antoinette Le-Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of the Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. II, Paris, 2007, illustration of another cast p. 535

Condition

Dark green patina. The work is screwed to a marble base at the figure's right toe. There's some minor patina rubbing in a few spots of the figure's head. Otherwise fine, excellent condition.
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