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Lot 416
  • 416

Auguste Rodin

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Auguste Rodin
  • Hanako (Tête), modèle dit type F, grand modèle
  • Inscribed A. Rodin and © by Musée Rodin 1962. and inscribed with the foundry mark .Georges Rudier. .Fondeur. Paris.; stamped with the raised signature A. Rodin (on the interior)

  • Bronze
  • Height: 11 7/8 in.
  • 30 cm

Provenance

Musée Rodin, Paris
Charles Slatkin Galleries, New York (acquired from the above in 1964)
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, November 9, 1986, lot 109
Private Collection, Los Angeles (acquired at the above sale)
Thence by descent

Literature

George Grappe, Catalogue du Musée Rodin, 1944, no. 372, illustration of the plaster version
Robert Descharnes & Jean-François Chabrun, Auguste Rodin, Paris, 1967, illustration of another cast p. 254
Ionel Jianou & Cécile Goldscheider, Rodin, Paris, 1967, listed p. 111
Athena Tacha Spear, Rodin Sculpture in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, 1976, no. VI A, illustration of another cast pl. 50, p. 32
John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, no. 97 & 98-3, illustration of another cast p. 551
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, A Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. II, Paris, 2007, illustration of another cast p. 405

Condition

Golden patina. Work is screwed into a black base and one place on the underside. Very minor surface dirt and a few pin-dots of accretion are present in the deepest crevices. Overall the 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.