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AUGUSTE RODIN | George Bernard Shaw
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- George Bernard Shaw
- Inscribed A. Rodin and with the foundry mark .Alexis. Rudier. .Fondeur. Paris.; stamped with the raised signature A. Rodin (on the interior)
- Bronze
- Height (not including base): 14 1/4 in.
- 39 cm
- Conceived in 1906; this example cast in 1927 by the Alexis Rudier foundry, Paris.
Provenance
Musée Rodin, Paris
Galerie Bollag, Germany (acquired from the above in September 1927)
Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge, New York (and sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, October 22, 1975, lot 101)
M. Habib Sabet, New York & Paris (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, November 15, 1984, lot 314
Acquired at the above sale
Galerie Bollag, Germany (acquired from the above in September 1927)
Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge, New York (and sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, October 22, 1975, lot 101)
M. Habib Sabet, New York & Paris (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, November 15, 1984, lot 314
Acquired at the above sale
Literature
Georges Grappe, Catalogue de Musée Rodin, Paris, 1944, no. 354, illustration of another cast p. 119
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin, New York, 1963, illustration of another cast p. 124
Ionel Jianou & Cecile Goldscheider, Auguste Rodin, Paris, 1967, illustration of another cast p. 110
John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, no. 94, illustration of another cast p. 537
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. II, Paris, 2007, illustration of another cast p. 651
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin, New York, 1963, illustration of another cast p. 124
Ionel Jianou & Cecile Goldscheider, Auguste Rodin, Paris, 1967, illustration of another cast p. 110
John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, no. 94, illustration of another cast p. 537
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. II, Paris, 2007, illustration of another cast p. 651
Condition
Dark brown patina. Attached to a marble base with a bolt. Some minor surface dust in deeper crevices. Rubbing to the patina of the figure's nose, and to the lower right of the bust. A couple minor pindot losses to the patina to the figure's cheeks. The work is in overall 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.
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 2019-5960B.