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AUGUSTE RODIN | Étude pour "Le Secret"
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- Étude pour "Le Secret"
- Inscribed A. Rodin and with the foundry mark A. Rudier Fondeur. Paris.
- Bronze
- Height: 4 3/4 in.
- 12.1 cm
- Conceived in 1910; this example cast between 1949-52.
Provenance
Musée Rodin, Paris
Private Collection, United States
Jeanne & Irving Mathews, San Antonio
A bequest from the above in 2010
Private Collection, United States
Jeanne & Irving Mathews, San Antonio
A bequest from the above in 2010
Literature
Rodin, The B. Gerald Cantor Collection (exhibition catalogue), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1986, no. 68, illustration of another cast p. 150
Auguste Rodin, Camille Claudel (exhibition catalogue), Fondation Basil & Elise Goulandris, Musée d'art contemporain, Andros, 1997, no. 57, illustration of another cast n.p.
John L. Tancock, Rodin in Mexico, Collection of European Sculpture from the XIX and XX Centuries (exhibition catalogue), Museo Soumaya, Mexico City, 1997, no. 86, illustration of another cast n.p.
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, illustration of another cast p. 252
Auguste Rodin, Camille Claudel (exhibition catalogue), Fondation Basil & Elise Goulandris, Musée d'art contemporain, Andros, 1997, no. 57, illustration of another cast n.p.
John L. Tancock, Rodin in Mexico, Collection of European Sculpture from the XIX and XX Centuries (exhibition catalogue), Museo Soumaya, Mexico City, 1997, no. 86, illustration of another cast n.p.
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, illustration of another cast p. 252
Condition
The work is in excellent condition. Mottled emerald green, golden-brown and dark brown patina. There is some very minor rubbing to the patina to the thumbs and the extreme edges at the bottom of the work.
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
To depict the darker side of human expression, Rodin studied cadavers and patients in psychiatric wards, and to depict creativity he modeled the hands of musicians and fellow artists. His ability to convey the explosive emotion of the human form is seen in small scale in the graceful, delicate touch of these hands.
This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Critique de l'oeuvre sculpté d'Auguste Rodin currently being prepared by the Comité Rodin in collaboration with Galerie Brame & Lorenceau under the direction of Jérôme Le Blay under the archive number 2019-6070B.
This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Critique de l'oeuvre sculpté d'Auguste Rodin currently being prepared by the Comité Rodin in collaboration with Galerie Brame & Lorenceau under the direction of Jérôme Le Blay under the archive number 2019-6070B.