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Auguste Rodin
Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- Femmes damnées, version avec pied droit de la femme supérieure ne touchant pas le genou gauche de la femme couchée
- Inscribed A. Rodin, dated © by Musée Rodin 1977, numbered 5/12 and stamped with the Coubertin foundry mark
- Bronze
- Length: 11 3/8 in.
- 29 cm
Provenance
Musée Rodin, Paris
Cantor Fitzgerald, Inc., New York (acquired from the above in February 1978)
Private Collection, New York (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, October 8, 1986, lot 157)
Abe Guny, California (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, New York, October 7, 1988, lot 22)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Cantor Fitzgerald, Inc., New York (acquired from the above in February 1978)
Private Collection, New York (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, October 8, 1986, lot 157)
Abe Guny, California (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, New York, October 7, 1988, lot 22)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, The Collection of the Rodin Museum, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 1976, illustration of the plaster p. 259
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, no. S.489, illustrations of other casts p. 365
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, no. S.489, illustrations of other casts p. 365
Condition
The work is in very good condition. It features a mottled golden brown and dark brown patina highlighted with tones of green in the crevices. Some minor build up of verdigris and plaster residue in the deeper crevices.
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.