- 148
Auguste Rodin
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Auguste Rodin
- Faune à l'arc
- Inscribed A. Rodin, dated © musée Rodin 1959, and inscribed with the foundry mark Georges Rudier. Fondeur. Paris; stamped with the raised signature A. Rodin (on the interior)
- Bronze
- Height: 13 1/8 in.
- 33.3 cm
Provenance
Musée Rodin, Paris
Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London (acquired from the above in 1961)
Arnold Lionel Haskell, London & Bath
Roma Fairley (a gift from the above circa 1960)
Private Collection (by descent from the above)
Acquired in 2013
Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London (acquired from the above in 1961)
Arnold Lionel Haskell, London & Bath
Roma Fairley (a gift from the above circa 1960)
Private Collection (by descent from the above)
Acquired in 2013
Literature
Robert Descharnes & Jean-François Chabrun, Auguste Rodin, New York, 1967, illustration of another cast p. 140
Rodin en 1900, L'exposition de l'Alma (exhibition catalogue), Musée du Luxembourg, 2001, illustration of the plaster p. 77
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, no. S.487, illustration of another cast p. 356
Rodin en 1900, L'exposition de l'Alma (exhibition catalogue), Musée du Luxembourg, 2001, illustration of the plaster p. 77
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, no. S.487, illustration of another cast p. 356
Condition
This work is in very good condition. Varied greenish black patina. Some surface dirt in the deeper crevices and a few spots of accretion scattered throughout, primarily near the base at back of sculpture, otherwise fine.
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
The present work is one of only three known cast of this subject and the only example cast by Georges Rudier. One of the other examples, cast by Alexis Rudier, is in the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia.