Lot 330
  • 330

Auguste Rodin

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Auguste Rodin
  • Baigneuse Zoubaloff
  • Inscribed A. Rodin, numbered 6/12 and inscribed with the foundry mark Alexis Rudier, Fondeur Paris; stamped with the raised signature A. Rodin (on the interior)
  • Bronze
  • Height: 14 1/4 in.
  • 36 cm

Provenance

Musée Rodin, Paris
M. André Schoeller, Paris (acquired from the above in August 1944)
Private Collection, France
Sale: Me Rheims, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 12, 1956, lot 103
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Private Collection (by descent from the above and sold: Sotheby's, Paris, December 5, 2012, lot 42)
Acquired at the above sale 

Literature

Georges Grappe, Le Musée Rodin, Monaco, 1947, no. 81, illustration of the plaster p. 142
Ionel Jianou & Cecile Goldscheider, Rodin, Paris, 1961, illustration of another cast p. 101
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, illustrations of another cast pp. 96 & 157

Condition

Golden brown patina. This work is in very good 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.
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