AUGUSTE RODIN | (i) Coureur courbé vers la droite, un pied en l'air et les bras joints au-dessus de la tête - Etude de patineur sur glace? (ii) Homme nu de dos, assis sur un socle, la jambe droite tendue. Etude de patineur sur glace au repos?

(Probably) Auguste Beuret, Paris (the artist's son)
Loïe Fuller, Paris
Jean & Paule Cailac, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner

(i) : Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, affixed to the mount with transparent plastic supports and floating in its mount. The left edge is deckled. There are a few minor creases, notably to the lower left corner, and some scattered faint handling marks. The sheet is slightly light stained. This work is in overall very good condition. (ii) : Drawing: Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on the artist's mount, affixed to the mount with transparent plastic supports and floating in its mount. The left and lower edges are deckled and there is a small paper loss to the upper right corner, with associated small nicks. There is a tiny tear (approx. 0,4 cm long) to the lower part of the left edge. There are a few flattened creases in places, notably to the left of the man's head. There is a small area of discolouration towards the centre of the right edge, possibly foxing, and a small dot of glue remnant on the reverse of the lower right corner. The sheet is slightly light stained. Artist's mount: The edges are unevenly cut. There is some staining along the right edge and some flattened creases in places. This work is in overall good condition.
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This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue raisonné des dessins et peintures d’Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) being prepared by Christina Buley-Uribe under the archive number 180329 (i) and 180328 (ii).