- 328A
Auguste Rodin
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Auguste Rodin
- L'Un des Bourgeois de Calais: Buste de Jean d'Aire, vêtu
- Inscribed Rodin and jeanneney and dated 1905
- Unglazed biscuit
- Height: 18 in.
- 45.6 cm
Provenance
Atelier Paul Jeanneney, Paris
Tessier-Dyoen Collection, France (by descent from the above)
Sale: Ader-Picard-Tajan, Monaco, April 15, 1978, lot 294)
Private Collection, France
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, November 3, 2010, lot 200
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Tessier-Dyoen Collection, France (by descent from the above)
Sale: Ader-Picard-Tajan, Monaco, April 15, 1978, lot 294)
Private Collection, France
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, November 3, 2010, lot 200
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Exhibited
Andros, Greece, Fondation Basile & Elisa Goulandris, Auguste Rodin-Camille Claudel, 1996, no. 26, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, illustration of the bronze version p. 221
Condition
Work is made of gray biscuit. There are very minor chips and losses to the extreme bottom edge and overall minor signs of wear consistent with age. 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.