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AUGUSTE RODIN | Baigneuse accroupie, étude avec bras, Grand modèle
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- Baigneuse accroupie, étude avec bras, Grand modèle
- Inscribed A. Rodin, numbered no. 5 and inscribed with foundry mark .Georges Rudier..Fondeur .Paris © by Musée Rodin 1967; stamped with the raised signature A. Rodin (on the interior)
- Bronze
- Height: 12 3/4 in.
- 32.3 cm
- Conceived circa 1885; this example cast in 1967.
Provenance
Musée Rodin, Paris
Charles Slatkin Galleries, New York (acquired from the above in April 1967)
Private Collection, Canada
M.L. Bissell, United States (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 21, 1981, lot 607)
Acquired at the above sale
Charles Slatkin Galleries, New York (acquired from the above in April 1967)
Private Collection, Canada
M.L. Bissell, United States (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 21, 1981, lot 607)
Acquired at the above sale
Literature
Ionel Jianou & Cécile Goldscheider, Rodin, Paris, 1967, illustration of another cast
Albert Elsen, Rodin's Art, The Rodin Collection of Iris & B. Gerald Cantor, New York, 2003, no. 421, illustration of another cast p. 516
Pamela Kort & Max Mollein, Rodin Beuys, Dusseldorf, 2005, illustration of another cast p. 19
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of the Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, no. S.643, illustration of another cast p. 151
Albert Elsen, Rodin's Art, The Rodin Collection of Iris & B. Gerald Cantor, New York, 2003, no. 421, illustration of another cast p. 516
Pamela Kort & Max Mollein, Rodin Beuys, Dusseldorf, 2005, illustration of another cast p. 19
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of the Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, no. S.643, illustration of another cast p. 151
Condition
This work is in good condition. Greenish black patina. Dirt in the deepest crevices. There are a few minor nicks to the patina.
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
This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Critique de l'oeuvre sculpté d'Auguste Rodin being currently prepared by the Comité Rodin in collaboration with Galerie Brame & Lorenceau under the direction of Jérôme Le Blay under the archive number 2019-5943B.